Triple

T6431303
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cetus E129783 entity
Predicate containsDeepSkyObject P23775 FINISHED
Object Messier 77
Messier 77 is a bright barred spiral galaxy and active galactic nucleus located in the constellation Cetus, known as one of the nearest and most studied Seyfert galaxies.
 E591822 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: Messier 77 | Statement: [Cetus, containsDeepSkyObject, Messier 77]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Messier 77
Context triple: [Cetus, containsDeepSkyObject, Messier 77]
  • A. Messier 81
    Messier 81 is a prominent, nearby grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its brightness and well-defined structure.
  • B. Messier 82
    Messier 82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, is a nearby starburst galaxy in Ursa Major undergoing intense star formation and strong galactic winds.
  • C. Messier79
    Messier 79 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Lepus, composed of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars.
  • D. Messier 32
    Messier 32 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy that is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy in the Local Group.
  • E. Messier 83
    Messier 83 is a bright, nearby barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra, notable for its vigorous star formation and frequent supernovae.
  • 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: Messier 77
Triple: [Cetus, containsDeepSkyObject, Messier 77]
Generated description
Messier 77 is a bright barred spiral galaxy and active galactic nucleus located in the constellation Cetus, known as one of the nearest and most studied Seyfert galaxies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Messier 77
Target entity description: Messier 77 is a bright barred spiral galaxy and active galactic nucleus located in the constellation Cetus, known as one of the nearest and most studied Seyfert galaxies.
  • A. Messier 81
    Messier 81 is a prominent, nearby grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its brightness and well-defined structure.
  • B. Messier 82
    Messier 82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, is a nearby starburst galaxy in Ursa Major undergoing intense star formation and strong galactic winds.
  • C. Messier79
    Messier 79 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Lepus, composed of hundreds of thousands of ancient stars.
  • D. Messier 32
    Messier 32 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy that is a satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy in the Local Group.
  • E. Messier 83
    Messier 83 is a bright, nearby barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra, notable for its vigorous star formation and frequent supernovae.
  • 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_69c0084caac48190a7bc2ad8ba44536f completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0693cadf08190aca84888a3440b3d completed March 22, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c640e9ae8481909229bcf6d5e793d3 completed March 27, 2026, 8:33 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c641ff05c08190ab9526b095b038fa completed March 27, 2026, 8:38 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c642a344e48190bccb0f0d122fca4c completed March 27, 2026, 8:41 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:44 p.m.