Triple

T21340958
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject NGC 4435 E526188 entity
Predicate otherDesignation P48076 FINISHED
Object VCC 1030
VCC 1030 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, more commonly known as NGC 4435, which forms an interacting pair with the nearby galaxy NGC 4438.
E1479212 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 1030 | Statement: [NGC 4435, otherDesignation, VCC 1030]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VCC 1030
Context triple: [NGC 4435, otherDesignation, VCC 1030]
  • A. VCC 1043
    VCC 1043 is a peculiar, tidally distorted spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its strong gravitational interactions with nearby galaxies.
  • B. VCC 1535
    VCC 1535 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, more widely known as NGC 4526.
  • C. 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.
  • D. 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.
  • E. VCC 2000
    VCC 2000 is a compact elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, better known as NGC 4660.
  • 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 1030
Triple: [NGC 4435, otherDesignation, VCC 1030]
Generated description
VCC 1030 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, more commonly known as NGC 4435, which forms an interacting pair with the nearby galaxy NGC 4438.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VCC 1030
Target entity description: VCC 1030 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, more commonly known as NGC 4435, which forms an interacting pair with the nearby galaxy NGC 4438.
  • A. VCC 1043
    VCC 1043 is a peculiar, tidally distorted spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its strong gravitational interactions with nearby galaxies.
  • B. VCC 1535
    VCC 1535 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, more widely known as NGC 4526.
  • C. 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.
  • D. VCC 1154
    VCC 1154 is a lenticular galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, cataloged in the Virgo Cluster Catalog and also known as NGC 4459.
  • E. 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.
  • 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_69e0b51c33048190ab27cede74ef798c completed April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ee5ba7ce3c8190ba5ded980a9866f2 completed April 26, 2026, 6:38 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a09a5c687088190bff6ab64c0a53600 completed May 17, 2026, 11:25 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a09a6848c1c8190992ae7cdfeabdcf8 completed May 17, 2026, 11:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a09aae23f2c81908f08d290277e22f9 completed May 17, 2026, 11:47 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 4:44 p.m.