Triple

T21341303
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject NGC 4461 E526197 entity
Predicate hasCompanion P22642 FINISHED
Object NGC 4458
NGC 4458 is an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, located in the constellation Virgo and often studied as part of an interacting galaxy pair with NGC 4461.
E1528059 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 4458 | Statement: [NGC 4461, hasCompanion, NGC 4458]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 4458
Context triple: [NGC 4461, hasCompanion, NGC 4458]
  • A. NGC 4584
    NGC 4584 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
  • B. NGC 4548
    NGC 4548 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
  • C. NGC 4388
    NGC 4388 is an edge-on spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its strong emission lines and interaction with the cluster environment.
  • D. NGC 4387
    NGC 4387 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
  • E. NGC 4833
    NGC 4833 is a bright globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars.
  • 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 4458
Triple: [NGC 4461, hasCompanion, NGC 4458]
Generated description
NGC 4458 is an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, located in the constellation Virgo and often studied as part of an interacting galaxy pair with NGC 4461.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 4458
Target entity description: NGC 4458 is an elliptical galaxy in the Virgo Cluster, located in the constellation Virgo and often studied as part of an interacting galaxy pair with NGC 4461.
  • A. NGC 4584
    NGC 4584 is a dwarf irregular galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
  • B. NGC 4548
    NGC 4548 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.
  • C. NGC 4388
    NGC 4388 is an edge-on spiral galaxy with an active galactic nucleus located in the Virgo Cluster, notable for its strong emission lines and interaction with the cluster environment.
  • D. NGC 4387
    NGC 4387 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is a member of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
  • E. NGC 4833
    NGC 4833 is a bright globular star cluster located in the southern constellation Musca, notable for its dense concentration of ancient stars.
  • 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_6a0abc87cab08190b9a5457ba9868784 completed May 18, 2026, 7:15 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0abd6207688190ab6ba1a04fa663a7 completed May 18, 2026, 7:18 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0abe80fe7c8190a648efabc360b06d completed May 18, 2026, 7:23 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 4:44 p.m.