Triple

T21106897
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tau Canis Majoris E520069 entity
Predicate catalogDesignation P974 FINISHED
Object HR 2782
HR 2782 is a bright, massive multiple-star system in the constellation Canis Major, best known as Tau Canis Majoris, the central star of the open cluster NGC 2362.
 E1467079 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: HR 2782 | Statement: [Tau Canis Majoris, catalogDesignation, HR 2782]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: HR 2782
Context triple: [Tau Canis Majoris, catalogDesignation, HR 2782]
  • A. HR 2787
    HR 2787 is a bright red supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its high luminosity and advanced evolutionary stage.
  • B. HR 2827
    HR 2827 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Eta Canis Majoris, a luminous blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major.
  • C. HR 2618
    HR 2618 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Adhara, a luminous blue giant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
  • D. HR 2618
    HR 2618 is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, better known by its traditional name Gamma Canis Majoris or Muliphein.
  • E. HR 1278
    HR 1278 is a catalog designation for the bright B-type star HD 25940 located in the constellation Auriga.
  • 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: HR 2782
Triple: [Tau Canis Majoris, catalogDesignation, HR 2782]
Generated description
HR 2782 is a bright, massive multiple-star system in the constellation Canis Major, best known as Tau Canis Majoris, the central star of the open cluster NGC 2362.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: HR 2782
Target entity description: HR 2782 is a bright, massive multiple-star system in the constellation Canis Major, best known as Tau Canis Majoris, the central star of the open cluster NGC 2362.
  • A. HR 2787
    HR 2787 is a bright red supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major, notable for its high luminosity and advanced evolutionary stage.
  • B. HR 2827
    HR 2827 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Eta Canis Majoris, a luminous blue supergiant star in the constellation Canis Major.
  • C. HR 2618
    HR 2618 is the Bright Star Catalogue designation for Adhara, a luminous blue giant star in the constellation Canis Major and one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
  • D. HR 2618
    HR 2618 is a bright blue-white giant star in the constellation Canis Major, better known by its traditional name Gamma Canis Majoris or Muliphein.
  • E. HR 1278
    HR 1278 is a catalog designation for the bright B-type star HD 25940 located in the constellation Auriga.
  • 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_69e0b509a318819092fbbcb21d1fe603 completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e720fe800c81909edf215c5f1f27c2 completed April 21, 2026, 7:02 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a095a670d188190988befc0103ca4ec completed May 17, 2026, 6:04 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a095c4b5ad8819093e5c0de866be84b completed May 17, 2026, 6:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a095cda3c8081908d85b3da4fc1c06f completed May 17, 2026, 6:14 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 2:53 p.m.