Triple
T5007410
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Styx |
E112530
|
entity |
| Predicate | discoveredBy |
P412
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mark R. Showalter
Mark R. Showalter is an American planetary astronomer known for discovering several moons and rings in the outer solar system and for his work on planetary ring dynamics.
|
E487058
|
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: Mark R. Showalter | Statement: [Styx, discoveredBy, Mark R. Showalter]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark R. Showalter Context triple: [Styx, discoveredBy, Mark R. Showalter]
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A.
David C. Jewitt
David C. Jewitt is a British-American astronomer best known for co-discovering the first Kuiper Belt object beyond Pluto, helping to reveal the Kuiper Belt as a major component of the solar system.
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B.
Steven Soter
Steven Soter is an American astrophysicist and science writer best known for co-writing the landmark television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" with Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
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C.
Scott S. Sheppard
Scott S. Sheppard is an American astronomer known for discovering numerous small moons of the outer planets and distant objects in the Solar System.
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D.
Chad Trujillo
Chad Trujillo is an American astronomer known for his role in the discovery of distant trans-Neptunian objects, including the dwarf planet Eris.
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E.
Robin Chapman
Robin Chapman is a British screenwriter and novelist known for his work on films and television dramas, including the war film "Force 10 from Navarone."
- 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: Mark R. Showalter Triple: [Styx, discoveredBy, Mark R. Showalter]
Generated description
Mark R. Showalter is an American planetary astronomer known for discovering several moons and rings in the outer solar system and for his work on planetary ring dynamics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark R. Showalter Target entity description: Mark R. Showalter is an American planetary astronomer known for discovering several moons and rings in the outer solar system and for his work on planetary ring dynamics.
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A.
David C. Jewitt
David C. Jewitt is a British-American astronomer best known for co-discovering the first Kuiper Belt object beyond Pluto, helping to reveal the Kuiper Belt as a major component of the solar system.
-
B.
Steven Soter
Steven Soter is an American astrophysicist and science writer best known for co-writing the landmark television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" with Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan.
-
C.
Scott S. Sheppard
Scott S. Sheppard is an American astronomer known for discovering numerous small moons of the outer planets and distant objects in the Solar System.
-
D.
Chad Trujillo
Chad Trujillo is an American astronomer known for his role in the discovery of distant trans-Neptunian objects, including the dwarf planet Eris.
-
E.
Robin Chapman
Robin Chapman is a British screenwriter and novelist known for his work on films and television dramas, including the war film "Force 10 from Navarone."
- 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_69bd4433d0b08190877e83959ef40d81 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd72e8a0308190a47d81943ad85bba |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be9266314881909dfb710c5b5c8f65 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be93cfbe2881908cf97dd9ec5d28b5 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be9448b5148190903775d394a095f0 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:35 p.m.