Triple

T19261026
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Volans E481648 entity
Predicate contains P35 FINISHED
Object NGC 2438
NGC 2438 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Volans, notable for its bright, ring-shaped shell of ionized gas surrounding a hot central star.
E1413941 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 2438 | Statement: [Volans, contains, NGC 2438]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 2438
Context triple: [Volans, contains, NGC 2438]
  • A. NGC 2442
    NGC 2442 is a distorted barred spiral galaxy, often called the "Meathook Galaxy," notable for its asymmetrical, hook-shaped arms.
  • B. NGC 2439
    NGC 2439 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Volans, notable for its young, bright stars.
  • C. NGC 2238
    NGC 2238 is a star cluster or nebular region that forms part of the larger Rosette Nebula complex in the constellation Monoceros.
  • D. NGC 224
    NGC 224 is the Andromeda Galaxy, a massive spiral galaxy and the closest major galactic neighbor to the Milky Way.
  • E. NGC 2232
    NGC 2232 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its relatively young, bright stars.
  • 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 2438
Triple: [Volans, contains, NGC 2438]
Generated description
NGC 2438 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Volans, notable for its bright, ring-shaped shell of ionized gas surrounding a hot central star.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 2438
Target entity description: NGC 2438 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Volans, notable for its bright, ring-shaped shell of ionized gas surrounding a hot central star.
  • A. NGC 2442
    NGC 2442 is a distorted barred spiral galaxy, often called the "Meathook Galaxy," notable for its asymmetrical, hook-shaped arms.
  • B. NGC 2439
    NGC 2439 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Volans, notable for its young, bright stars.
  • C. NGC 2238
    NGC 2238 is a star cluster or nebular region that forms part of the larger Rosette Nebula complex in the constellation Monoceros.
  • D. NGC 224
    NGC 224 is the Andromeda Galaxy, a massive spiral galaxy and the closest major galactic neighbor to the Milky Way.
  • E. NGC 2232
    NGC 2232 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its relatively young, bright stars.
  • 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_69d8e8ce54cc8190998418ff1f66ef28 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_6a082dbecf848190b76370e72af377aa completed May 16, 2026, 8:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0830d5d7348190a7bcbe42e42bc6b9 completed May 16, 2026, 8:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08318aa7588190bbd76eb103e2a209 completed May 16, 2026, 8:57 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:28 p.m.