Triple

T19260202
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pluto Discovery Telescope E481626 entity
Predicate partOf P40 FINISHED
Object Lowell Observatory instrumentation
Lowell Observatory instrumentation comprises the collection of telescopes and scientific instruments at Lowell Observatory, including the historic Pluto Discovery Telescope used to discover Pluto in 1930.
E483237 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: Lowell Observatory instrumentation | Statement: [Pluto Discovery Telescope, partOf, Lowell Observatory instrumentation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lowell Observatory instrumentation
Context triple: [Pluto Discovery Telescope, partOf, Lowell Observatory instrumentation]
  • A. Lowell Discovery Telescope
    The Lowell Discovery Telescope is a modern, large-aperture research telescope used for advanced astronomical observations and operated by Lowell Observatory in Arizona.
  • B. Kitt Peak 1.3-meter telescope
    The Kitt Peak 1.3-meter telescope is a mid-sized optical research telescope used for a variety of astronomical observations at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
  • C. Kitt Peak 1.6-meter telescope
    The Kitt Peak 1.6-meter telescope is a mid-sized optical research telescope used for a wide range of astronomical observations at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
  • D. WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
    The WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope is a modern, research-grade optical telescope known for high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy, operated collaboratively by several U.S. institutions at Kitt Peak.
  • E. Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope
    The Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope is a small wide-field survey instrument at Palomar Observatory historically used for photographic sky surveys and the discovery of comets and asteroids.
  • 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: Lowell Observatory instrumentation
Triple: [Pluto Discovery Telescope, partOf, Lowell Observatory instrumentation]
Generated description
Lowell Observatory instrumentation comprises the collection of telescopes and scientific instruments at Lowell Observatory, including the historic Pluto Discovery Telescope used to discover Pluto in 1930.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lowell Observatory instrumentation
Target entity description: Lowell Observatory instrumentation comprises the collection of telescopes and scientific instruments at Lowell Observatory, including the historic Pluto Discovery Telescope used to discover Pluto in 1930.
  • A. Lowell Discovery Telescope chosen
    The Lowell Discovery Telescope is a modern, large-aperture research telescope used for advanced astronomical observations and operated by Lowell Observatory in Arizona.
  • B. Kitt Peak 1.3-meter telescope
    The Kitt Peak 1.3-meter telescope is a mid-sized optical research telescope used for a variety of astronomical observations at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
  • C. Kitt Peak 1.6-meter telescope
    The Kitt Peak 1.6-meter telescope is a mid-sized optical research telescope used for a wide range of astronomical observations at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
  • D. WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
    The WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope is a modern, research-grade optical telescope known for high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy, operated collaboratively by several U.S. institutions at Kitt Peak.
  • E. Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope
    The Palomar 18-inch Schmidt Telescope is a small wide-field survey instrument at Palomar Observatory historically used for photographic sky surveys and the discovery of comets and asteroids.
  • 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_69d8e8cd9d1081908a181d02b88b59b8 completed April 10, 2026, 12:10 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5fb890e7c8190beba407f63459382 completed April 20, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0705eb7c4c81909b3539889503669b completed May 15, 2026, 11:39 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07070fe8688190a0abee0361a2abba completed May 15, 2026, 11:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a070bcdf19c8190a4f734052d5f3573 completed May 15, 2026, 12:04 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:28 p.m.