Triple

T5561157
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Arrokoth E145768 entity
Predicate previouslyNicknamed P65 FINISHED
Object Ultima Thule
Ultima Thule is the former nickname of the Kuiper Belt object 486958 Arrokoth, a distant, contact-binary world visited by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft.
E532333 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: Ultima Thule | Statement: [Arrokoth, previouslyNicknamed, Ultima Thule]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ultima Thule
Context triple: [Arrokoth, previouslyNicknamed, Ultima Thule]
  • A. Neo-Thule
    Neo-Thule refers to the later cultural and archaeological phase of the Thule Inuit, marked by their expansion across the Arctic and development of sophisticated sea-mammal hunting technologies.
  • B. Autochthe
    Autochthe is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, traditionally named among the daughters of the hero Perseus.
  • C. Erskyne
    Erskyne is an alternative spelling or variant form of the name Erskine, which is used as a surname and given name of Scottish origin.
  • D. The Monolith
    The Monolith is a towering granite sculpture in Oslo’s Vigeland installation, depicting a writhing column of intertwined human figures symbolizing the cycle of life.
  • E. Yer Maun
    Yer Maun is the famous nickname of legendary Northern Irish motorcycle road racer Joey Dunlop, renowned for his dominance at the Isle of Man TT.
  • 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: Ultima Thule
Triple: [Arrokoth, previouslyNicknamed, Ultima Thule]
Generated description
Ultima Thule is the former nickname of the Kuiper Belt object 486958 Arrokoth, a distant, contact-binary world visited by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ultima Thule
Target entity description: Ultima Thule is the former nickname of the Kuiper Belt object 486958 Arrokoth, a distant, contact-binary world visited by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft.
  • A. Neo-Thule
    Neo-Thule refers to the later cultural and archaeological phase of the Thule Inuit, marked by their expansion across the Arctic and development of sophisticated sea-mammal hunting technologies.
  • B. Autochthe
    Autochthe is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, traditionally named among the daughters of the hero Perseus.
  • C. Erskyne
    Erskyne is an alternative spelling or variant form of the name Erskine, which is used as a surname and given name of Scottish origin.
  • D. The Monolith
    The Monolith is a towering granite sculpture in Oslo’s Vigeland installation, depicting a writhing column of intertwined human figures symbolizing the cycle of life.
  • E. Yer Maun
    Yer Maun is the famous nickname of legendary Northern Irish motorcycle road racer Joey Dunlop, renowned for his dominance at the Isle of Man TT.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: previouslyNicknamed
Context triple: [Arrokoth, previouslyNicknamed, Ultima Thule]
  • A. formerName chosen
    Indicates that an entity was previously known by a different name in the past.
  • B. previousNameUsedUntil
    Indicates that a particular name was used for an entity up to (but not necessarily including) a specified end date or time.
  • C. nicknamedFor
    Indicates that one entity serves as the source, inspiration, or reason for another entity’s nickname.
  • D. usedAsNicknameSince
    Indicates that one entity has been used as a nickname for another entity starting from a specified point in time.
  • E. changedNameInHonorOf
    Indicates that an entity altered its name specifically to honor or pay tribute to another entity.
  • 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_69c008fcaf788190bafa02a1917ee73b completed March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0201857848190a5443b51bcdb63fa completed March 22, 2026, 5 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c028424ddc8190869b530a8eb43f50 completed March 22, 2026, 5:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c0349f64c0819083b39d8b7960a393 completed March 22, 2026, 6:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c0354e95808190b4386e2796291dba completed March 22, 2026, 6:30 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69c01b10bbf8819098655839c03b7832 completed March 22, 2026, 4:38 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:36 p.m.