Triple

T6287529
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Merope Nebula E140936 entity
Predicate hasAlternativeName P39 FINISHED
Object NGC 1435
NGC 1435 is a bright reflection nebula in the Pleiades star cluster, illuminated primarily by the star Merope in the constellation Taurus.
E102230 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 1435 | Statement: [Merope Nebula, hasAlternativeName, NGC 1435]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 1435
Context triple: [Merope Nebula, hasAlternativeName, NGC 1435]
  • A. NGC 1432
    NGC 1432 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Taurus that is part of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters) star cluster.
  • B. NGC 1499
    NGC 1499, also known as the California Nebula, is a large emission nebula in the constellation Perseus notable for its shape resembling the U.S. state of California.
  • C. NGC 4535
    NGC 4535 is a large, face-on barred spiral galaxy notable for its well-defined spiral arms and location in the constellation Virgo.
  • D. NGC 4654
    NGC 4654 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo that is a member of the Virgo Cluster and is noted for its asymmetric structure likely caused by gravitational interactions and ram-pressure effects.
  • E. NGC 4501
    NGC 4501 is a large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and interaction with the intracluster medium in the Virgo Cluster.
  • 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 1435
Triple: [Merope Nebula, hasAlternativeName, NGC 1435]
Generated description
NGC 1435 is a bright reflection nebula in the Pleiades star cluster, illuminated primarily by the star Merope in the constellation Taurus.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 1435
Target entity description: NGC 1435 is a bright reflection nebula in the Pleiades star cluster, illuminated primarily by the star Merope in the constellation Taurus.
  • A. NGC 1432 chosen
    NGC 1432 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Taurus that is part of the Pleiades (Seven Sisters) star cluster.
  • B. NGC 1499
    NGC 1499, also known as the California Nebula, is a large emission nebula in the constellation Perseus notable for its shape resembling the U.S. state of California.
  • C. NGC 4535
    NGC 4535 is a large, face-on barred spiral galaxy notable for its well-defined spiral arms and location in the constellation Virgo.
  • D. NGC 4654
    NGC 4654 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo that is a member of the Virgo Cluster and is noted for its asymmetric structure likely caused by gravitational interactions and ram-pressure effects.
  • E. NGC 4501
    NGC 4501 is a large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and interaction with the intracluster medium in the Virgo Cluster.
  • F. None of above.

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_69c008cd17c8819082b82d3fbeb68047 completed March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c063ff9f74819088dc603f56fc930c completed March 22, 2026, 9:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c51973a364819099dc5a99858e9a7a completed March 26, 2026, 11:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c51e8acc98819098c22c7895da3ab1 completed March 26, 2026, 11:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c51f2512648190b8c78b34c00f3a07 completed March 26, 2026, 11:57 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:26 p.m.