Triple

T5259992
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Canis Major E118798 entity
Predicate containsMeteorShower P34853 FINISHED
Object Canis Majorids
The Canis Majorids are a minor meteor shower that appears to radiate from the constellation Canis Major, producing a modest number of meteors during its brief annual activity period.
E506497 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Canis Majorids | Statement: [Canis Major, containsMeteorShower, Canis Majorids]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canis Majorids
Context triple: [Canis Major, containsMeteorShower, Canis Majorids]
  • A. Canis Major
    Canis Major is a prominent southern sky constellation often associated with the "Great Dog" and containing Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
  • B. Canis Minor
    Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern sky, best known for containing the bright star Procyon.
  • C. Monoceros
    Monoceros is a faint constellation of the celestial equator known for containing several notable nebulae and star-forming regions, located between Orion and Hydra.
  • D. Scorpius
    Scorpius is a prominent zodiac constellation in the southern sky, easily recognized by its curved "scorpion's tail" and bright red supergiant star Antares.
  • E. Ophiuchids
    The Ophiuchids are a minor annual meteor shower associated with the constellation Ophiuchus, producing relatively few but occasionally bright meteors.
  • 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: Canis Majorids
Triple: [Canis Major, containsMeteorShower, Canis Majorids]
Generated description
The Canis Majorids are a minor meteor shower that appears to radiate from the constellation Canis Major, producing a modest number of meteors during its brief annual activity period.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canis Majorids
Target entity description: The Canis Majorids are a minor meteor shower that appears to radiate from the constellation Canis Major, producing a modest number of meteors during its brief annual activity period.
  • A. Canis Major
    Canis Major is a prominent southern sky constellation often associated with the "Great Dog" and containing Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
  • B. Canis Minor
    Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern sky, best known for containing the bright star Procyon.
  • C. Monoceros
    Monoceros is a faint constellation of the celestial equator known for containing several notable nebulae and star-forming regions, located between Orion and Hydra.
  • D. Scorpius
    Scorpius is a prominent zodiac constellation in the southern sky, easily recognized by its curved "scorpion's tail" and bright red supergiant star Antares.
  • E. Ophiuchids
    The Ophiuchids are a minor annual meteor shower associated with the constellation Ophiuchus, producing relatively few but occasionally bright meteors.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: containsMeteorShower
Context triple: [Canis Major, containsMeteorShower, Canis Majorids]
  • A. meteorShower
    Indicates an event where numerous meteors enter a planet’s atmosphere in a short period, typically appearing as a concentrated display of shooting stars.
  • B. containsAstronomicalEvent chosen
    Indicates that a location, region, or time period includes or encompasses a specific astronomical event within its bounds or duration.
  • C. containsAsterism
    Indicates that one entity includes or encompasses an asterism (a recognizable pattern or grouping of stars) within its extent or definition.
  • D. viewOnMeteorites
    Indicates a stance, opinion, or perspective that an entity holds regarding meteorites.
  • E. isAsterismOf
    Indicates that one or more stars collectively form or belong to a specific asterism.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69bd446a42c88190b7ecbef006561d55 completed March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd7bcced6881909bdb7ac5471a37fe completed March 20, 2026, 4:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69befe821e3c8190a03c8aa581cc23cf completed March 21, 2026, 8:24 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69beff56b42881909ff4f574ef87b693 completed March 21, 2026, 8:28 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf00120fe88190817badb72977566e completed March 21, 2026, 8:31 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69bd77c55224819096c0bcfcfae79bd3 completed March 20, 2026, 4:37 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:50 p.m.