Triple

T12791931
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site E305786 entity
Predicate hasTelescope P35 FINISHED
Object Lesedi 1.0-m telescope
Lesedi 1.0-m telescope is a modern 1-meter optical research telescope located at the South African Astronomical Observatory’s Sutherland site, used for a wide range of astronomical observations.
E1002833 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: Lesedi 1.0-m telescope | Statement: [South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site, hasTelescope, Lesedi 1.0-m telescope]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lesedi 1.0-m telescope
Context triple: [South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site, hasTelescope, Lesedi 1.0-m telescope]
  • A. Simonyi Survey Telescope
    The Simonyi Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical telescope designed for rapid, repeated imaging of the night sky as part of large-scale astronomical surveys.
  • B. Southern African Large Telescope
    The Southern African Large Telescope is the largest single optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere, used for cutting-edge astronomical research and observations.
  • C. SMARTS 1.0m Telescope
    The SMARTS 1.0m Telescope is a one-meter-class optical telescope operated as part of the SMARTS consortium’s observing facilities at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
  • D. SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope
    The SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope is a medium-sized optical telescope used for a wide range of astronomical research as part of the SMARTS consortium’s observing facilities.
  • E. SOAR Telescope
    The SOAR Telescope is a 4.1-meter optical and near-infrared astronomical telescope located in Chile and used for a wide range of research observations of the southern sky.
  • 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: Lesedi 1.0-m telescope
Triple: [South African Astronomical Observatory Sutherland site, hasTelescope, Lesedi 1.0-m telescope]
Generated description
Lesedi 1.0-m telescope is a modern 1-meter optical research telescope located at the South African Astronomical Observatory’s Sutherland site, used for a wide range of astronomical observations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lesedi 1.0-m telescope
Target entity description: Lesedi 1.0-m telescope is a modern 1-meter optical research telescope located at the South African Astronomical Observatory’s Sutherland site, used for a wide range of astronomical observations.
  • A. Simonyi Survey Telescope
    The Simonyi Survey Telescope is a wide-field optical telescope designed for rapid, repeated imaging of the night sky as part of large-scale astronomical surveys.
  • B. Southern African Large Telescope
    The Southern African Large Telescope is the largest single optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere, used for cutting-edge astronomical research and observations.
  • C. SMARTS 1.0m Telescope
    The SMARTS 1.0m Telescope is a one-meter-class optical telescope operated as part of the SMARTS consortium’s observing facilities at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.
  • D. SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope
    The SMARTS 1.5-meter Telescope is a medium-sized optical telescope used for a wide range of astronomical research as part of the SMARTS consortium’s observing facilities.
  • E. SOAR Telescope
    The SOAR Telescope is a 4.1-meter optical and near-infrared astronomical telescope located in Chile and used for a wide range of research observations of the southern sky.
  • 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_69d7bdf366888190a8cccb982606889c completed April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d96e6b55248190ab938e69eb263612 completed April 10, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f68508e4488190bb57a1ade93987ab completed May 2, 2026, 11:13 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f687ae18c08190a94dca38bb69d10f completed May 2, 2026, 11:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f68884ed348190a1b2c89b1d655fa9 completed May 2, 2026, 11:28 p.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:30 p.m.