Triple

T869227
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sagittarius E18772 entity
Predicate contains P35 FINISHED
Object Messier 20
Messier 20, also known as the Trifid Nebula, is a bright, star-forming emission and reflection nebula famous for its striking three-lobed appearance.
E106312 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 20 | Statement: [Sagittarius, contains, Messier 20]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Messier 20
Context triple: [Sagittarius, contains, Messier 20]
  • A. Messier 17
    Messier 17, also known as the Omega or Swan Nebula, is a bright star-forming emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius.
  • B. NGC 6822
    NGC 6822 is a barred irregular dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Sagittarius and is one of the nearest and best-studied galaxies outside the Milky Way.
  • C. Messier 8
    Messier 8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula, is a large, bright emission nebula and active star-forming region visible in the constellation Sagittarius.
  • D. Open cluster M25
    Open cluster M25 is a bright, relatively nearby star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, visible with binoculars and often studied as a young stellar grouping within the Milky Way.
  • E. Messier
    Messier is a French-origin surname most famously associated with Canadian ice hockey legend Mark Messier.
  • 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 20
Triple: [Sagittarius, contains, Messier 20]
Generated description
Messier 20, also known as the Trifid Nebula, is a bright, star-forming emission and reflection nebula famous for its striking three-lobed appearance.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Messier 20
Target entity description: Messier 20, also known as the Trifid Nebula, is a bright, star-forming emission and reflection nebula famous for its striking three-lobed appearance.
  • A. Messier 17
    Messier 17, also known as the Omega or Swan Nebula, is a bright star-forming emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius.
  • B. NGC 6822
    NGC 6822 is a barred irregular dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Sagittarius and is one of the nearest and best-studied galaxies outside the Milky Way.
  • C. Messier 8
    Messier 8, also known as the Lagoon Nebula, is a large, bright emission nebula and active star-forming region visible in the constellation Sagittarius.
  • D. Open cluster M25
    Open cluster M25 is a bright, relatively nearby star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius, visible with binoculars and often studied as a young stellar grouping within the Milky Way.
  • E. Messier
    Messier is a French-origin surname most famously associated with Canadian ice hockey legend Mark Messier.
  • 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_69a4938ce8688190a24bdfef82ba7d21 completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4ac811e548190a72b7a10b5ea8665 completed March 1, 2026, 9:15 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a7c71e7c448190aa128bfaf26daead completed March 4, 2026, 5:46 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a7c7cf47ac8190a4338a715189e802 completed March 4, 2026, 5:49 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a7c888cd98819082dc39739d14dc67 completed March 4, 2026, 5:52 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.