Triple

T6179621
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Williamina Fleming E137906 entity
Predicate discovered P412 FINISHED
Object 59 Cygni as a spectroscopic binary
59 Cygni as a spectroscopic binary is a stellar system in the constellation Cygnus whose binary nature is revealed through periodic Doppler shifts in its spectral lines rather than direct visual separation.
E572871 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: 59 Cygni as a spectroscopic binary | Statement: [Williamina Fleming, discovered, 59 Cygni as a spectroscopic binary]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 59 Cygni as a spectroscopic binary
Context triple: [Williamina Fleming, discovered, 59 Cygni as a spectroscopic binary]
  • A. Plaskett’s Star
    Plaskett’s Star is a massive, highly luminous spectroscopic binary system composed of two very hot O-type stars, notable as one of the most massive known binary star systems in the Milky Way.
  • B. On the Relations between the Spectra and Other Characteristics of the Stars
    "On the Relations between the Spectra and Other Characteristics of the Stars" is a landmark 1914 paper by Henry Norris Russell that helped establish the relationship between stellar spectral type, luminosity, and other properties, laying groundwork for the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram and modern stellar astrophysics.
  • C. Harvard spectral classification of stars
    The Harvard spectral classification of stars is an early 20th-century system that categorizes stars by their spectral characteristics and surface temperatures into types O, B, A, F, G, K, and M, forming the basis of modern stellar classification.
  • D. The Motion of Stars
    The Motion of Stars is a 1910 silent short film directed by D.W. Griffith that explores astronomical themes through early cinematic techniques.
  • E. Gamma Microscopii
    Gamma Microscopii is a yellow giant star in the southern constellation Microscopium, notable as its most luminous visible member.
  • 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: 59 Cygni as a spectroscopic binary
Triple: [Williamina Fleming, discovered, 59 Cygni as a spectroscopic binary]
Generated description
59 Cygni as a spectroscopic binary is a stellar system in the constellation Cygnus whose binary nature is revealed through periodic Doppler shifts in its spectral lines rather than direct visual separation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 59 Cygni as a spectroscopic binary
Target entity description: 59 Cygni as a spectroscopic binary is a stellar system in the constellation Cygnus whose binary nature is revealed through periodic Doppler shifts in its spectral lines rather than direct visual separation.
  • A. Plaskett’s Star
    Plaskett’s Star is a massive, highly luminous spectroscopic binary system composed of two very hot O-type stars, notable as one of the most massive known binary star systems in the Milky Way.
  • B. On the Relations between the Spectra and Other Characteristics of the Stars
    "On the Relations between the Spectra and Other Characteristics of the Stars" is a landmark 1914 paper by Henry Norris Russell that helped establish the relationship between stellar spectral type, luminosity, and other properties, laying groundwork for the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram and modern stellar astrophysics.
  • C. Harvard spectral classification of stars
    The Harvard spectral classification of stars is an early 20th-century system that categorizes stars by their spectral characteristics and surface temperatures into types O, B, A, F, G, K, and M, forming the basis of modern stellar classification.
  • D. The Motion of Stars
    The Motion of Stars is a 1910 silent short film directed by D.W. Griffith that explores astronomical themes through early cinematic techniques.
  • E. Gamma Microscopii
    Gamma Microscopii is a yellow giant star in the southern constellation Microscopium, notable as its most luminous visible member.
  • 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_69c008a80f748190ba3d07ffc81acb29 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c05dcb77948190b5385438f81bf0a8 completed March 22, 2026, 9:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c141bf3f4081909849e38d322da251 completed March 23, 2026, 1:35 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c14626cab4819092843ff0ea83a6f1 completed March 23, 2026, 1:54 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c146d749dc8190b59f6e0001b5729d completed March 23, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:18 p.m.