Triple

T5410452
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Virgo Cluster E121000 entity
Predicate containsGalaxy P57286 FINISHED
Object NGC 4388
NGC 4388 is an edge-on spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its strong emission lines and interaction with the cluster environment.
E519111 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: NGC 4388 | Statement: [Virgo Cluster, containsGalaxy, NGC 4388]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 4388
Context triple: [Virgo Cluster, containsGalaxy, NGC 4388]
  • A. NGC 4609
    NGC 4609 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Centaurus, notable for its relatively young stellar population.
  • B. NGC 4622
    NGC 4622 is an unusual spiral galaxy notable for its rare leading spiral arms and distinctive ring-like structure, located in the constellation Centaurus.
  • C. NGC 3918
    NGC 3918 is a bright planetary nebula in the southern sky, often called the "Blue Planetary" due to its vivid blue appearance.
  • D. NGC 4725
    NGC 4725 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable for having only one prominent spiral arm.
  • E. NGC 5128
    NGC 5128, also known as Centaurus A, is a nearby peculiar elliptical galaxy with a prominent dust lane and one of the strongest radio sources in the sky.
  • 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: NGC 4388
Triple: [Virgo Cluster, containsGalaxy, NGC 4388]
Generated description
NGC 4388 is an edge-on spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its strong emission lines and interaction with the cluster environment.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 4388
Target entity description: NGC 4388 is an edge-on spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its strong emission lines and interaction with the cluster environment.
  • A. NGC 4609
    NGC 4609 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Centaurus, notable for its relatively young stellar population.
  • B. NGC 4622
    NGC 4622 is an unusual spiral galaxy notable for its rare leading spiral arms and distinctive ring-like structure, located in the constellation Centaurus.
  • C. NGC 3918
    NGC 3918 is a bright planetary nebula in the southern sky, often called the "Blue Planetary" due to its vivid blue appearance.
  • D. NGC 4725
    NGC 4725 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, notable for having only one prominent spiral arm.
  • E. NGC 5128
    NGC 5128, also known as Centaurus A, is a nearby peculiar elliptical galaxy with a prominent dust lane and one of the strongest radio sources in the sky.
  • 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_69bd463a41cc8190b32ff5af2b96ca93 completed March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd87985ee0819092a9a5cd6a948138 completed March 20, 2026, 5:44 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bf3aa3e1988190ac484c91022dc08b completed March 22, 2026, 12:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bf3c633640819089cbd2985a1f6479 completed March 22, 2026, 12:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf3cb3432c8190ab0e59843144fc75 completed March 22, 2026, 12:49 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:05 p.m.