Triple

T7272673
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope E161142 entity
Predicate replaced P101 FINISHED
Object 140-foot Green Bank Telescope
The 140-foot Green Bank Telescope was a large, early-generation radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia that played a significant role in radio astronomy research before being superseded by the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope.
E657531 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: 140-foot Green Bank Telescope | Statement: [Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, replaced, 140-foot Green Bank Telescope]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 140-foot Green Bank Telescope
Context triple: [Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, replaced, 140-foot Green Bank Telescope]
  • A. 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
    The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
  • B. Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
    The Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic phenomena.
  • C. 20 Meter Telescope
    The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
  • D. 43 Meter Telescope
    The 43 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia used for astronomical and atmospheric research.
  • E. Green Bank Telescope
    The Green Bank Telescope is the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, located in West Virginia and used for cutting-edge astronomical and astrophysical research.
  • 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: 140-foot Green Bank Telescope
Triple: [Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope, replaced, 140-foot Green Bank Telescope]
Generated description
The 140-foot Green Bank Telescope was a large, early-generation radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia that played a significant role in radio astronomy research before being superseded by the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 140-foot Green Bank Telescope
Target entity description: The 140-foot Green Bank Telescope was a large, early-generation radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia that played a significant role in radio astronomy research before being superseded by the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope.
  • A. 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope
    The 85-foot Howard E. Tatel Radio Telescope is a historic radio telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, notable for its role in early SETI research.
  • B. Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope
    The Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope is a world-renowned radio astronomy observatory in New Mexico, consisting of 27 large dish antennas arranged in a Y-shaped configuration to study distant cosmic phenomena.
  • C. 20 Meter Telescope
    The 20 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory used for astronomical research and education in radio astronomy.
  • D. 43 Meter Telescope
    The 43 Meter Telescope is a mid-sized radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia used for astronomical and atmospheric research.
  • E. Green Bank Telescope
    The Green Bank Telescope is the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, located in West Virginia and used for cutting-edge astronomical and astrophysical research.
  • 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_69c6885181008190b419040e22939c7c completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6eb0c68d0819081b2aebba19bf3e8 completed March 27, 2026, 8:39 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7eed8c5448190b83faee62f8122de completed March 28, 2026, 3:08 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7ef7f7b7c8190b3361cc01b2eefc0 completed March 28, 2026, 3:10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7f380dbe48190933e1eeff109185d completed March 28, 2026, 3:28 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:58 p.m.