Triple

T8717148
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Musca E206923 entity
Predicate containsDeepSkyObject P23775 FINISHED
Object NGC 4372
NGC 4372 is a globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, known for its great age and heavy obscuration by interstellar dust.
E758948 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 4372 | Statement: [Musca, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 4372]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 4372
Context triple: [Musca, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 4372]
  • A. NGC 4536
    NGC 4536 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and location in the constellation Virgo.
  • B. NGC 4639
    NGC 4639 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo that hosts an active galactic nucleus and lies on the outskirts of the Virgo Cluster.
  • C. NGC 4609
    NGC 4609 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Centaurus, notable for its relatively young stellar population.
  • D. NGC 4387
    NGC 4387 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
  • E. 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.
  • 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 4372
Triple: [Musca, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 4372]
Generated description
NGC 4372 is a globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, known for its great age and heavy obscuration by interstellar dust.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 4372
Target entity description: NGC 4372 is a globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, known for its great age and heavy obscuration by interstellar dust.
  • A. NGC 4536
    NGC 4536 is a barred spiral galaxy notable for its active star formation and location in the constellation Virgo.
  • B. NGC 4639
    NGC 4639 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo that hosts an active galactic nucleus and lies on the outskirts of the Virgo Cluster.
  • C. NGC 4609
    NGC 4609 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Centaurus, notable for its relatively young stellar population.
  • D. NGC 4387
    NGC 4387 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
  • E. 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.
  • 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_69ca83572d4881909bef3be2b578d539 completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc5cd9c2a08190a65ab0ce573153d2 completed March 31, 2026, 11:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf6eec316c8190a681791ceefa5804 completed April 3, 2026, 7:40 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cf72d1ac448190b1dadca818599544 completed April 3, 2026, 7:57 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cf733bb390819096752e5ada9699ea completed April 3, 2026, 7:58 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:36 p.m.