Triple

T22057898
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hubble’s Variable Nebula E545070 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object Caldwell 46
Caldwell 46 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Monoceros whose brightness and appearance vary over time due to changes in illumination from its central star.
E1519680 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: Caldwell 46 | Statement: [Hubble’s Variable Nebula, alsoKnownAs, Caldwell 46]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Caldwell 46
Context triple: [Hubble’s Variable Nebula, alsoKnownAs, Caldwell 46]
  • A. Caldwell 46
    Caldwell 46 is a faint, dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Leo, known for being one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies.
  • B. Caldwell 49
    Caldwell 49 is a large, bright emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Monoceros, popularly known as the Rosette Nebula.
  • C. Caldwell 51
    Caldwell 51 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor that is part of the Caldwell catalog of deep-sky objects popular with amateur astronomers.
  • D. Caldwell 57
    Caldwell 57 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group, better known as Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822), located in the constellation Sagittarius.
  • E. Caldwell 39
    Caldwell 39 is a bright, compact planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini, notable for its distinctive ring-like appearance and popularity among amateur astronomers.
  • 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: Caldwell 46
Triple: [Hubble’s Variable Nebula, alsoKnownAs, Caldwell 46]
Generated description
Caldwell 46 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Monoceros whose brightness and appearance vary over time due to changes in illumination from its central star.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Caldwell 46
Target entity description: Caldwell 46 is a reflection nebula in the constellation Monoceros whose brightness and appearance vary over time due to changes in illumination from its central star.
  • A. Caldwell 46
    Caldwell 46 is a faint, dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Leo, known for being one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies.
  • B. Caldwell 49
    Caldwell 49 is a large, bright emission nebula and star-forming region in the constellation Monoceros, popularly known as the Rosette Nebula.
  • C. Caldwell 51
    Caldwell 51 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor that is part of the Caldwell catalog of deep-sky objects popular with amateur astronomers.
  • D. Caldwell 57
    Caldwell 57 is a dwarf irregular galaxy in the Local Group, better known as Barnard's Galaxy (NGC 6822), located in the constellation Sagittarius.
  • E. Caldwell 39
    Caldwell 39 is a bright, compact planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini, notable for its distinctive ring-like appearance and popularity among amateur astronomers.
  • 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_69e11e3377c48190890c17407b9527d6 completed April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1285959f48190b89527b3f9e7ab11 completed April 28, 2026, 9:36 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a8f0d245c819080bce1791e584843 completed May 18, 2026, 4:01 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a924f9c0081909e33d6900675495b completed May 18, 2026, 4:15 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a92f3ac948190893088711a300610 completed May 18, 2026, 4:17 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:27 p.m.