Triple

T5410454
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Virgo Cluster E121000 entity
Predicate containsGalaxy P57286 FINISHED
Object NGC 4216
NGC 4216 is a large, edge-on spiral galaxy located in the Virgo constellation and is one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster.
E521814 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 4216 | Statement: [Virgo Cluster, containsGalaxy, NGC 4216]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 4216
Context triple: [Virgo Cluster, containsGalaxy, NGC 4216]
  • 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 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.
  • D. NGC 2976
    NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
  • E. NGC 3766
    NGC 3766 is a young open star cluster notable for its rich population of hot, massive stars and unusual variable stars, located in the southern 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 4216
Triple: [Virgo Cluster, containsGalaxy, NGC 4216]
Generated description
NGC 4216 is a large, edge-on spiral galaxy located in the Virgo constellation and is one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 4216
Target entity description: NGC 4216 is a large, edge-on spiral galaxy located in the Virgo constellation and is one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster.
  • 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 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.
  • D. NGC 2976
    NGC 2976 is a nearby dwarf spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group of galaxies.
  • E. NGC 3766
    NGC 3766 is a young open star cluster notable for its rich population of hot, massive stars and unusual variable stars, located in the southern 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_69bf487beb188190be0adf8f88048a56 completed March 22, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bf48cf7df08190ac0b970517c50ca8 completed March 22, 2026, 1:41 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf4928be9081908865b8062e96c580 completed March 22, 2026, 1:43 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:05 p.m.