Triple

T4943116
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lowell Observatory E110983 entity
Predicate hasFacility P105 FINISHED
Object Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (partnership)
The Navy Precision Optical Interferometer is a high-resolution astronomical observatory operated as a partnership between Lowell Observatory, the U.S. Naval Observatory, and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to conduct precise optical interferometry of stars and other celestial objects.
E481629 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (partnership) | Statement: [Lowell Observatory, hasFacility, Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (partnership)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (partnership)
Context triple: [Lowell Observatory, hasFacility, Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (partnership)]
  • A. Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer
    The Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer was a pioneering astronomical instrument in Australia that used intensity interferometry to measure the angular diameters of hot stars with unprecedented precision.
  • B. 20 Meter Telescope
    The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
  • C. NIFS (Near-Infrared Integral Field Spectrometer)
    NIFS (Near-Infrared Integral Field Spectrometer) is an astronomical instrument that provides three-dimensional near-infrared spectroscopy, enabling detailed spatial and spectral studies of celestial objects.
  • D. intensity interferometer
    An intensity interferometer is a type of astronomical instrument that measures correlations in the intensity of light to determine the angular size and structure of stars with very high precision.
  • E. NIRI (Near-Infrared Imager and Spectrometer)
    NIRI (Near-Infrared Imager and Spectrometer) is a near-infrared camera and spectrograph used on large telescopes to capture detailed images and spectra of astronomical objects at infrared wavelengths.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (partnership)
Triple: [Lowell Observatory, hasFacility, Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (partnership)]
Generated description
The Navy Precision Optical Interferometer is a high-resolution astronomical observatory operated as a partnership between Lowell Observatory, the U.S. Naval Observatory, and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to conduct precise optical interferometry of stars and other celestial objects.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Navy Precision Optical Interferometer (partnership)
Target entity description: The Navy Precision Optical Interferometer is a high-resolution astronomical observatory operated as a partnership between Lowell Observatory, the U.S. Naval Observatory, and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to conduct precise optical interferometry of stars and other celestial objects.
  • A. Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer
    The Narrabri Stellar Intensity Interferometer was a pioneering astronomical instrument in Australia that used intensity interferometry to measure the angular diameters of hot stars with unprecedented precision.
  • B. 20 Meter Telescope
    The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
  • C. NIFS (Near-Infrared Integral Field Spectrometer)
    NIFS (Near-Infrared Integral Field Spectrometer) is an astronomical instrument that provides three-dimensional near-infrared spectroscopy, enabling detailed spatial and spectral studies of celestial objects.
  • D. intensity interferometer
    An intensity interferometer is a type of astronomical instrument that measures correlations in the intensity of light to determine the angular size and structure of stars with very high precision.
  • E. NIRI (Near-Infrared Imager and Spectrometer)
    NIRI (Near-Infrared Imager and Spectrometer) is a near-infrared camera and spectrograph used on large telescopes to capture detailed images and spectra of astronomical objects at infrared wavelengths.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69bd441721cc819085c7e33fe0876818 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd70a7650c8190b046b65072fd8eae completed March 20, 2026, 4:07 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be77c421288190bcc2d9bfdfff7198 completed March 21, 2026, 10:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be79127e80819088a97e674991fc8b completed March 21, 2026, 10:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be7990fd048190b3d1acaa6e3bce90 completed March 21, 2026, 10:57 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:31 p.m.