Triple

T21867970
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ursa Minor E539929 entity
Predicate containsDeepSkyObject P23775 FINISHED
Object NGC 6251
NGC 6251 is a giant elliptical radio galaxy notable for its powerful relativistic jet and active galactic nucleus.
E1504715 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 6251 | Statement: [Ursa Minor, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 6251]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 6251
Context triple: [Ursa Minor, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 6251]
  • A. NGC 6254
    NGC 6254 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, better known as Messier 10 in Charles Messier’s catalog.
  • B. NGC 6266
    NGC 6266 is a bright, densely populated globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its rich stellar population and dynamic core.
  • C. NGC 6210
    NGC 6210 is a bright, compact planetary nebula located in the constellation Hercules, notable for its complex structure and bluish-green appearance.
  • D. NGC 6405
    NGC 6405 is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its distinctive butterfly-like shape when viewed through small telescopes or binoculars.
  • E. NGC 6273
    NGC 6273 is a dense globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its high ellipticity and inclusion in both the Messier and New General Catalogue lists.
  • 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 6251
Triple: [Ursa Minor, containsDeepSkyObject, NGC 6251]
Generated description
NGC 6251 is a giant elliptical radio galaxy notable for its powerful relativistic jet and active galactic nucleus.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NGC 6251
Target entity description: NGC 6251 is a giant elliptical radio galaxy notable for its powerful relativistic jet and active galactic nucleus.
  • A. NGC 6254
    NGC 6254 is a bright globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, better known as Messier 10 in Charles Messier’s catalog.
  • B. NGC 6266
    NGC 6266 is a bright, densely populated globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its rich stellar population and dynamic core.
  • C. NGC 6210
    NGC 6210 is a bright, compact planetary nebula located in the constellation Hercules, notable for its complex structure and bluish-green appearance.
  • D. NGC 6405
    NGC 6405 is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Scorpius, notable for its distinctive butterfly-like shape when viewed through small telescopes or binoculars.
  • E. NGC 6273
    NGC 6273 is a dense globular star cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus, notable for its high ellipticity and inclusion in both the Messier and New General Catalogue lists.
  • 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_69e0c478f59081909d54302b57fc1ce3 completed April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f0f33305d081908cd070134420607a completed April 28, 2026, 5:49 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a4be0360c8190b0044adf4e8b921c completed May 17, 2026, 11:14 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a4c9a02bc8190b285694c2710b825 completed May 17, 2026, 11:17 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a4d5d1b448190ba4387b0a3cc4285 completed May 17, 2026, 11:21 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:57 p.m.