Triple

T8141103
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sirius E190097 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object Alpha Canis Majoris
Alpha Canis Majoris is the brightest star in the night sky, located in the constellation Canis Major and commonly known as Sirius.
 E715697 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: Alpha Canis Majoris | Statement: [Sirius, alsoKnownAs, Alpha Canis Majoris]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alpha Canis Majoris
Context triple: [Sirius, alsoKnownAs, Alpha Canis Majoris]
  • A. Beta Canis Majoris
    Beta Canis Majoris is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of its most luminous and prominent members.
  • B. Gamma Canis Majoris
    Gamma Canis Majoris, also known as Muliphein, is a relatively faint blue-white star in the constellation Canis Major that forms part of the celestial "Great Dog" near the bright star Sirius.
  • C. Delta Canis Majoris
    Delta Canis Majoris, also known as Wezen, is a bright F-type supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major that forms part of the prominent winter sky near Sirius.
  • D. Zeta Canis Majoris
    Zeta Canis Majoris, also known as Furud, is a bright B-type main-sequence star in the constellation Canis Major.
  • E. Eta Canis Majoris
    Eta Canis Majoris, also known as Aludra, is a luminous blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of its brightest members.
  • 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: Alpha Canis Majoris
Triple: [Sirius, alsoKnownAs, Alpha Canis Majoris]
Generated description
Alpha Canis Majoris is the brightest star in the night sky, located in the constellation Canis Major and commonly known as Sirius.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Alpha Canis Majoris
Target entity description: Alpha Canis Majoris is the brightest star in the night sky, located in the constellation Canis Major and commonly known as Sirius.
  • A. Beta Canis Majoris
    Beta Canis Majoris is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable as one of its most luminous and prominent members.
  • B. Gamma Canis Majoris
    Gamma Canis Majoris, also known as Muliphein, is a relatively faint blue-white star in the constellation Canis Major that forms part of the celestial "Great Dog" near the bright star Sirius.
  • C. Delta Canis Majoris
    Delta Canis Majoris, also known as Wezen, is a bright F-type supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major that forms part of the prominent winter sky near Sirius.
  • D. Zeta Canis Majoris
    Zeta Canis Majoris, also known as Furud, is a bright B-type main-sequence star in the constellation Canis Major.
  • E. Eta Canis Majoris
    Eta Canis Majoris, also known as Aludra, is a luminous blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of its brightest members.
  • 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_69ca82bd9900819099477cdc2eb4244f completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb4442299881909db56f7475cbb99a completed March 31, 2026, 3:49 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ccbed2abb881908107fdc5a8092aab completed April 1, 2026, 6:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ccc30f1fc48190991e0caa9ea6e735 completed April 1, 2026, 7:02 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ccd7eca618819081e0c5452c8b1960 completed April 1, 2026, 8:31 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:36 p.m.