Triple

T20679827
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Puppis E508260 entity
Predicate contains P35 FINISHED
Object NGC 2477
NGC 2477 is a rich, old open star cluster in the Milky Way, notable for its dense stellar population and prominent appearance in the constellation Puppis.
E1538805 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 2477 | Statement: [Puppis, contains, NGC 2477]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 2477
Context triple: [Puppis, contains, NGC 2477]
  • A. 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.
  • B. NGC 2442
    NGC 2442 is a distorted barred spiral galaxy, often called the "Meathook Galaxy," notable for its asymmetrical, hook-shaped arms.
  • C. NGC 2527
    NGC 2527 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Volans.
  • D. 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.
  • E. NGC 2446
    NGC 2446 is a faint, distant galaxy located in the southern constellation Volans.
  • 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 2477
Triple: [Puppis, contains, NGC 2477]
Generated description
NGC 2477 is a rich, old open star cluster in the Milky Way, notable for its dense stellar population and prominent appearance in the constellation Puppis.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 2477
Target entity description: NGC 2477 is a rich, old open star cluster in the Milky Way, notable for its dense stellar population and prominent appearance in the constellation Puppis.
  • A. 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.
  • B. NGC 2442
    NGC 2442 is a distorted barred spiral galaxy, often called the "Meathook Galaxy," notable for its asymmetrical, hook-shaped arms.
  • C. NGC 2527
    NGC 2527 is an open star cluster located in the southern constellation Volans.
  • D. 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.
  • E. NGC 2446
    NGC 2446 is a faint, distant galaxy located in the southern constellation Volans.
  • 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_69e0b4c1164881909a3bf1e3ddb2bc32 completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6bea516b88190b3e90d03fa981a44 completed April 21, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0b123d57b08190b6cbdd33574bccee completed May 18, 2026, 1:21 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0b148bfce881908e394c41f069cd63 completed May 18, 2026, 1:30 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0b1514991c8190b1c26422aa7d68fd completed May 18, 2026, 1:33 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:44 a.m.