Triple

T21142411
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject NGC 4438 E520964 entity
Predicate hasAlternativeName P39 FINISHED
Object VCC 1043
VCC 1043 is a peculiar, tidally distorted spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its strong gravitational interactions with nearby galaxies.
E1468736 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: VCC 1043 | Statement: [NGC 4438, hasAlternativeName, VCC 1043]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VCC 1043
Context triple: [NGC 4438, hasAlternativeName, VCC 1043]
  • A. VCC 0837
    VCC 0837 is a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, more commonly known as NGC 4388, notable for its active galactic nucleus and edge-on orientation.
  • B. VCC
    VCC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Vieux Carré Commission, the historic preservation agency responsible for protecting the French Quarter in New Orleans.
  • C. VCCB
    VCCB is the ICAO airport code for Batticaloa Airport in Sri Lanka.
  • D. VWV 104
    VWV 104 is the catalog number assigned to Symphony No. 4 in F minor in the thematic catalog of its composer’s works.
  • E. CVCC
    CVCC is a public two-year community college located in Lynchburg, Virginia, offering associate degrees, certificates, and workforce training programs.
  • 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: VCC 1043
Triple: [NGC 4438, hasAlternativeName, VCC 1043]
Generated description
VCC 1043 is a peculiar, tidally distorted spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its strong gravitational interactions with nearby galaxies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VCC 1043
Target entity description: VCC 1043 is a peculiar, tidally distorted spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its strong gravitational interactions with nearby galaxies.
  • A. VCC 0837
    VCC 0837 is a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, more commonly known as NGC 4388, notable for its active galactic nucleus and edge-on orientation.
  • B. VCC
    VCC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Vieux Carré Commission, the historic preservation agency responsible for protecting the French Quarter in New Orleans.
  • C. VCCB
    VCCB is the ICAO airport code for Batticaloa Airport in Sri Lanka.
  • D. VWV 104
    VWV 104 is the catalog number assigned to Symphony No. 4 in F minor in the thematic catalog of its composer’s works.
  • E. CVCC
    CVCC is a public two-year community college located in Lynchburg, Virginia, offering associate degrees, certificates, and workforce training programs.
  • 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_69e0b50c6a848190a4e525a77a319b8a completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e723f96cf081909d10309e08aeca93 completed April 21, 2026, 7:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a096dbe776c8190b2d63775974a115a completed May 17, 2026, 7:26 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a096f07e1d881908b849131b110478c completed May 17, 2026, 7:32 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a096f9bb0988190839e2e5371020757 completed May 17, 2026, 7:34 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 2:57 p.m.