Triple

T20612888
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Messier 41 E506490 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object NGC 2287
NGC 2287 is an open star cluster in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye and notable for its bright, relatively young stars.
E1523897 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 2287 | Statement: [Messier 41, alsoKnownAs, NGC 2287]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 2287
Context triple: [Messier 41, alsoKnownAs, NGC 2287]
  • A. NGC 2238
    NGC 2238 is a star cluster or nebular region that forms part of the larger Rosette Nebula complex in the constellation Monoceros.
  • B. NGC 2207
    NGC 2207 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its dramatic gravitational interaction and ongoing collision with the nearby galaxy IC 2163.
  • C. NGC 2232
    NGC 2232 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its relatively young, bright stars.
  • D. NGC 221
    NGC 221 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy in the Local Group, best known as the bright satellite galaxy M32 orbiting the Andromeda Galaxy.
  • E. NGC 2251
    NGC 2251 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, observed as a loose grouping of stars within the Milky Way.
  • 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 2287
Triple: [Messier 41, alsoKnownAs, NGC 2287]
Generated description
NGC 2287 is an open star cluster in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye and notable for its bright, relatively young stars.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 2287
Target entity description: NGC 2287 is an open star cluster in the constellation Canis Major, visible to the naked eye and notable for its bright, relatively young stars.
  • A. NGC 2238
    NGC 2238 is a star cluster or nebular region that forms part of the larger Rosette Nebula complex in the constellation Monoceros.
  • B. NGC 2207
    NGC 2207 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its dramatic gravitational interaction and ongoing collision with the nearby galaxy IC 2163.
  • C. NGC 2232
    NGC 2232 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, notable for its relatively young, bright stars.
  • D. NGC 221
    NGC 221 is a compact dwarf elliptical galaxy in the Local Group, best known as the bright satellite galaxy M32 orbiting the Andromeda Galaxy.
  • E. NGC 2251
    NGC 2251 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros, observed as a loose grouping of stars within the Milky Way.
  • 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_69e0b4bb2b4081908fa4a72444120f35 completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6aad94dac8190921c7769a649c724 completed April 20, 2026, 10:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0aa5f6d594819090eb308f6c8e969c completed May 18, 2026, 5:39 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0aa6682a508190b3d3b6ffbb10e3c5 completed May 18, 2026, 5:40 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0aa6d69a2c81908cb731690f417345 completed May 18, 2026, 5:42 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:41 a.m.