Triple

T18443866
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject NGC 6726 E450603 entity
Predicate nearTo P350 FINISHED
Object NGC 6727
NGC 6727 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Corona Australis, associated with nearby dark clouds and young stellar objects.
E1327278 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 6727 | Statement: [NGC 6726, nearTo, NGC 6727]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 6727
Context triple: [NGC 6726, nearTo, NGC 6727]
  • A. NGC 6726
    NGC 6726 is a bright reflection nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Corona Australis.
  • B. NGC 6729
    NGC 6729 is a variable reflection and emission nebula in the constellation Corona Australis, associated with star-forming regions and young stellar objects.
  • C. NGC 7009
    NGC 7009, also known as the Saturn Nebula, is a bright planetary nebula notable for its ringed, Saturn-like appearance in the constellation Aquarius.
  • D. NGC 6193
    NGC 6193 is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Ara that serves as the central ionizing source of the surrounding emission nebula NGC 6188.
  • E. NGC 3132
    NGC 3132 is a bright, elliptical planetary nebula in the constellation Vela, noted for its striking ring-like appearance and complex internal structure.
  • 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 6727
Triple: [NGC 6726, nearTo, NGC 6727]
Generated description
NGC 6727 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Corona Australis, associated with nearby dark clouds and young stellar objects.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 6727
Target entity description: NGC 6727 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Corona Australis, associated with nearby dark clouds and young stellar objects.
  • A. NGC 6726 chosen
    NGC 6726 is a bright reflection nebula and star-forming region located in the constellation Corona Australis.
  • B. NGC 6729
    NGC 6729 is a variable reflection and emission nebula in the constellation Corona Australis, associated with star-forming regions and young stellar objects.
  • C. NGC 7009
    NGC 7009, also known as the Saturn Nebula, is a bright planetary nebula notable for its ringed, Saturn-like appearance in the constellation Aquarius.
  • D. NGC 6193
    NGC 6193 is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Ara that serves as the central ionizing source of the surrounding emission nebula NGC 6188.
  • E. NGC 3132
    NGC 3132 is a bright, elliptical planetary nebula in the constellation Vela, noted for its striking ring-like appearance and complex internal structure.
  • F. None of above.

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_69e51c142abc8190b4f6f938acdc413d completed April 19, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0517066d4c81909ef61e012da04ec7 completed May 14, 2026, 12:27 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a05186eb5588190abac960d598cbeff completed May 14, 2026, 12:33 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0518cf33f08190b0c8ef4fdaa8d9e1 completed May 14, 2026, 12:35 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:30 a.m.