Triple

T6250964
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Friedrich Bessel E140043 entity
Predicate madeObservationOf P36943 FINISHED
Object 61 Cygni
61 Cygni is a nearby binary star system in the constellation Cygnus, historically notable as the first star (other than the Sun) to have its distance accurately measured by stellar parallax.
E579591 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: 61 Cygni | Statement: [Friedrich Bessel, madeObservationOf, 61 Cygni]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 61 Cygni
Context triple: [Friedrich Bessel, madeObservationOf, 61 Cygni]
  • A. Gamma Eridani
    Gamma Eridani, traditionally known as Zaurak, is a red giant star in the constellation Eridanus visible to the naked eye.
  • B. Beta Eridani
    Beta Eridani, traditionally known as Cursa, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Eridanus visible to the naked eye.
  • C. Theta Eridani
    Theta Eridani is a bright binary star system in the constellation Eridanus, visible to the naked eye and often used as a reference point in the southern sky.
  • D. Alpha Eridani
    Alpha Eridani, traditionally known as Achernar, is a bright, rapidly rotating blue-white star marking the southern end of the constellation Eridanus.
  • E. Epsilon Microscopii
    Epsilon Microscopii is a relatively bright star located in the southern constellation Microscopium.
  • 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: 61 Cygni
Triple: [Friedrich Bessel, madeObservationOf, 61 Cygni]
Generated description
61 Cygni is a nearby binary star system in the constellation Cygnus, historically notable as the first star (other than the Sun) to have its distance accurately measured by stellar parallax.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 61 Cygni
Target entity description: 61 Cygni is a nearby binary star system in the constellation Cygnus, historically notable as the first star (other than the Sun) to have its distance accurately measured by stellar parallax.
  • A. Gamma Eridani
    Gamma Eridani, traditionally known as Zaurak, is a red giant star in the constellation Eridanus visible to the naked eye.
  • B. Beta Eridani
    Beta Eridani, traditionally known as Cursa, is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Eridanus visible to the naked eye.
  • C. Theta Eridani
    Theta Eridani is a bright binary star system in the constellation Eridanus, visible to the naked eye and often used as a reference point in the southern sky.
  • D. Alpha Eridani
    Alpha Eridani, traditionally known as Achernar, is a bright, rapidly rotating blue-white star marking the southern end of the constellation Eridanus.
  • E. Epsilon Microscopii
    Epsilon Microscopii is a relatively bright star located in the southern constellation Microscopium.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: madeObservationOf
Context triple: [Friedrich Bessel, madeObservationOf, 61 Cygni]
  • A. hasObservation
    Indicates that an entity records, contains, or is associated with a specific observation or measured instance.
  • B. observationType
    Indicates the specific kind or category of observation being made or recorded in a given context.
  • C. observedBy
    Indicates that an entity is perceived, monitored, or recorded by another entity acting as the observer.
  • D. observedVia
    Indicates that something is perceived, detected, or measured through a particular medium, instrument, method, or channel.
  • E. observation chosen
    Indicates that one entity perceives, monitors, or takes note of another entity or phenomenon, typically to gather information about it.
  • 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_69c008b4858c819095b0199114a9a87b completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0633dde348190bbf02a943d94e3be completed March 22, 2026, 9:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c244240b448190be3645177194ced6 completed March 24, 2026, 7:58 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c2756cf5c88190aed2c5e0916082e7 completed March 24, 2026, 11:28 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c275d913cc8190be3770f12c271226 completed March 24, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69c056037bf88190a0a3fe7429345d0b completed March 22, 2026, 8:50 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:24 p.m.