Triple
T20576736
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pierre Méchain |
E505236
|
entity |
| Predicate | discovered |
P412
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Messier 85
Messier 85 is a lenticular or elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, located in the constellation Coma Berenices and observed as a bright, nearly featureless system of older stars.
|
E1445776
|
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: Messier 85 | Statement: [Pierre Méchain, discovered, Messier 85]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Messier 85 Context triple: [Pierre Méchain, discovered, Messier 85]
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A.
Messier 84
Messier 84 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its supermassive black hole and role in studies of galactic dynamics and active galactic nuclei.
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B.
Messier 65
Messier 65 is a bright spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, notable as one of the three galaxies forming the Leo Triplet.
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C.
Messier 66
Messier 66 is a bright, barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and a prominent member of the Leo Triplet galaxy group.
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D.
Messier 110
Messier 110 is a dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located in the Local Group.
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E.
Messier 80
Messier 80 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its rich population of stars and high central concentration.
- 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: Messier 85 Triple: [Pierre Méchain, discovered, Messier 85]
Generated description
Messier 85 is a lenticular or elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, located in the constellation Coma Berenices and observed as a bright, nearly featureless system of older stars.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Messier 85 Target entity description: Messier 85 is a lenticular or elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, located in the constellation Coma Berenices and observed as a bright, nearly featureless system of older stars.
-
A.
Messier 84
Messier 84 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its supermassive black hole and role in studies of galactic dynamics and active galactic nuclei.
-
B.
Messier 65
Messier 65 is a bright spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, notable as one of the three galaxies forming the Leo Triplet.
-
C.
Messier 66
Messier 66 is a bright, barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo and a prominent member of the Leo Triplet galaxy group.
-
D.
Messier 110
Messier 110 is a dwarf elliptical satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy located in the Local Group.
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E.
Messier 80
Messier 80 is a dense globular star cluster located in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its rich population of stars and high central concentration.
- 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_69e0b4b721588190993ac7b0a9be2736 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6a90af3608190955d2c7950726178 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08d7cedc9481908ad9917af68f210d |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a08d9d728d0819099ebc26b5278d791 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:55 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08da2d32e08190a7045b8742e49eae |
completed | May 16, 2026, 8:57 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:39 a.m.