Triple

T18541182
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Messier 82 E453102 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object Cigar Galaxy
The Cigar Galaxy is a nearby starburst galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its intense star formation and elongated, cigar-like appearance.
E1339162 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: Cigar Galaxy | Statement: [Messier 82, alsoKnownAs, Cigar Galaxy]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cigar Galaxy
Context triple: [Messier 82, alsoKnownAs, Cigar Galaxy]
  • A. Pegasus Galaxy
    The Pegasus Galaxy is a fictional distant galaxy in the Stargate universe, best known as the primary location of the TV series *Stargate Atlantis*, home to the city of Atlantis and the Wraith.
  • B. Messier 51
    Messier 51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a famous face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici noted for its striking structure and interaction with a companion galaxy.
  • C. Triangulum Galaxy
    The Triangulum Galaxy is a nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group, notable as one of the closest large galaxies to the Milky Way and a companion to the Andromeda Galaxy.
  • D. Bode's Galaxy
    Bode's Galaxy is a bright, grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable as one of the closest and most studied large galaxies beyond the Local Group.
  • E. Andromeda Galaxy
    The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and is on a collision course to eventually merge with it.
  • 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: Cigar Galaxy
Triple: [Messier 82, alsoKnownAs, Cigar Galaxy]
Generated description
The Cigar Galaxy is a nearby starburst galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its intense star formation and elongated, cigar-like appearance.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cigar Galaxy
Target entity description: The Cigar Galaxy is a nearby starburst galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable for its intense star formation and elongated, cigar-like appearance.
  • A. Pegasus Galaxy
    The Pegasus Galaxy is a fictional distant galaxy in the Stargate universe, best known as the primary location of the TV series *Stargate Atlantis*, home to the city of Atlantis and the Wraith.
  • B. Messier 51
    Messier 51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a famous face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici noted for its striking structure and interaction with a companion galaxy.
  • C. Triangulum Galaxy
    The Triangulum Galaxy is a nearby spiral galaxy in the Local Group, notable as one of the closest large galaxies to the Milky Way and a companion to the Andromeda Galaxy.
  • D. Bode's Galaxy
    Bode's Galaxy is a bright, grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, notable as one of the closest and most studied large galaxies beyond the Local Group.
  • E. Andromeda Galaxy
    The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and is on a collision course to eventually merge with it.
  • 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_69d8d387b5548190aa030dad2cb4947e completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e534b749b88190ad03b26bee3c89df completed April 19, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a052b21d8008190a9b127d70335e8b8 completed May 14, 2026, 1:53 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a052ed6a0248190ad2b19568c8ed428 completed May 14, 2026, 2:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a052f49e0008190a3d66b44ba4f5301 completed May 14, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:37 a.m.