Triple

T5410453
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Virgo Cluster E121000 entity
Predicate containsGalaxy P57286 FINISHED
Object NGC 4438
NGC 4438 is a heavily distorted spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable for its tidal interactions and membership in the Virgo Cluster.
E520964 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 4438 | Statement: [Virgo Cluster, containsGalaxy, NGC 4438]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 4438
Context triple: [Virgo Cluster, containsGalaxy, NGC 4438]
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. NGC 5253
    NGC 5253 is a nearby blue compact dwarf galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its intense starburst activity and young massive star clusters.
  • D. NGC 4609
    NGC 4609 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Centaurus, notable for its relatively young stellar population.
  • 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 4438
Triple: [Virgo Cluster, containsGalaxy, NGC 4438]
Generated description
NGC 4438 is a heavily distorted spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable for its tidal interactions and membership in the Virgo Cluster.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 4438
Target entity description: NGC 4438 is a heavily distorted spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo, notable for its tidal interactions and membership in the Virgo Cluster.
  • A. 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. NGC 5253
    NGC 5253 is a nearby blue compact dwarf galaxy in the constellation Centaurus, notable for its intense starburst activity and young massive star clusters.
  • D. NGC 4609
    NGC 4609 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Centaurus, notable for its relatively young stellar population.
  • 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_69bf411f8f3c81908ca8578a388261c6 completed March 22, 2026, 1:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bf42ef2484819088905be590e0399a completed March 22, 2026, 1:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf43732118819099eee5dcae3715dc completed March 22, 2026, 1:18 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:05 p.m.