Triple

T18442628
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ursa Major E450568 entity
Predicate containsGalaxy P57286 FINISHED
Object NGC 3079
NGC 3079 is a nearby edge-on spiral galaxy notable for its intense starburst activity and prominent galactic superwind, making it a key object of study in galaxy evolution.
E1326465 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 3079 | Statement: [Ursa Major, containsGalaxy, NGC 3079]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 3079
Context triple: [Ursa Major, containsGalaxy, NGC 3079]
  • A. NGC 3077
    NGC 3077 is a small, irregular dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major that is gravitationally interacting with the nearby spiral galaxy M81.
  • B. NGC 3918
    NGC 3918 is a bright planetary nebula in the southern sky, often called the "Blue Planetary" due to its vivid blue appearance.
  • C. NGC 3114
    NGC 3114 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Carina, notable for its bright, loosely bound stars visible in small telescopes.
  • D. NGC 3372
    NGC 3372 is a massive, bright star-forming nebula in the Carina constellation, famous for housing the unstable supergiant star Eta Carinae and extensive regions of ionized gas and dust.
  • E. NGC 4579
    NGC 4579 is a barred spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the constellation Virgo and associated with the Virgo Cluster.
  • 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 3079
Triple: [Ursa Major, containsGalaxy, NGC 3079]
Generated description
NGC 3079 is a nearby edge-on spiral galaxy notable for its intense starburst activity and prominent galactic superwind, making it a key object of study in galaxy evolution.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 3079
Target entity description: NGC 3079 is a nearby edge-on spiral galaxy notable for its intense starburst activity and prominent galactic superwind, making it a key object of study in galaxy evolution.
  • A. NGC 3077
    NGC 3077 is a small, irregular dwarf galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major that is gravitationally interacting with the nearby spiral galaxy M81.
  • B. NGC 3918
    NGC 3918 is a bright planetary nebula in the southern sky, often called the "Blue Planetary" due to its vivid blue appearance.
  • C. NGC 3114
    NGC 3114 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Carina, notable for its bright, loosely bound stars visible in small telescopes.
  • D. NGC 3372
    NGC 3372 is a massive, bright star-forming nebula in the Carina constellation, famous for housing the unstable supergiant star Eta Carinae and extensive regions of ionized gas and dust.
  • E. NGC 4579
    NGC 4579 is a barred spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the constellation Virgo and associated with the Virgo Cluster.
  • 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_69d8d381d6388190a9e94e9c658174e4 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e51c11b1288190b9ed4497751197d1 completed April 19, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a043f1ccc088190a65ca927243a7d01 completed May 13, 2026, 9:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a043f8fe6c08190b08f57b26a6862e3 completed May 13, 2026, 9:08 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0441fd73d88190959e72208ec2da3c completed May 13, 2026, 9:18 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:30 a.m.