Triple
T22956719
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mount John University Observatory |
E570778
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasTelescope |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
1.0-m McLellan Telescope
The 1.0-m McLellan Telescope is a one-meter-class optical research telescope located at New Zealand’s Mount John University Observatory, used for a wide range of astronomical observations.
|
E1563595
|
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: 1.0-m McLellan Telescope | Statement: [Mount John University Observatory, hasTelescope, 1.0-m McLellan Telescope]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1.0-m McLellan Telescope Context triple: [Mount John University Observatory, hasTelescope, 1.0-m McLellan Telescope]
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A.
1.5-meter Tillinghast telescope
The 1.5-meter Tillinghast telescope is an optical reflecting telescope at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory that has been widely used for spectroscopic and redshift measurements in extragalactic astronomy.
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B.
1.0-m Elizabeth Telescope
The 1.0-m Elizabeth Telescope is a one-meter optical research telescope used for professional astronomical observations at the South African Astronomical Observatory’s Sutherland site.
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C.
Harlan J. Smith Telescope
The Harlan J. Smith Telescope is a 2.7-meter optical telescope at McDonald Observatory in Texas, used for a wide range of astronomical research including stellar, galactic, and exoplanet studies.
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D.
Dall–Kirkham telescope
The Dall–Kirkham telescope is a reflecting telescope design that uses an elliptical primary mirror and spherical secondary mirror to provide good on-axis performance with relatively simple, economical optics.
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E.
Mayall 4-meter Telescope
The Mayall 4-meter Telescope is a major ground-based optical telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, renowned for its wide-field astronomical surveys and contributions to observational cosmology.
- 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: 1.0-m McLellan Telescope Triple: [Mount John University Observatory, hasTelescope, 1.0-m McLellan Telescope]
Generated description
The 1.0-m McLellan Telescope is a one-meter-class optical research telescope located at New Zealand’s Mount John University Observatory, used for a wide range of astronomical observations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1.0-m McLellan Telescope Target entity description: The 1.0-m McLellan Telescope is a one-meter-class optical research telescope located at New Zealand’s Mount John University Observatory, used for a wide range of astronomical observations.
-
A.
1.5-meter Tillinghast telescope
The 1.5-meter Tillinghast telescope is an optical reflecting telescope at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory that has been widely used for spectroscopic and redshift measurements in extragalactic astronomy.
-
B.
1.0-m Elizabeth Telescope
The 1.0-m Elizabeth Telescope is a one-meter optical research telescope used for professional astronomical observations at the South African Astronomical Observatory’s Sutherland site.
-
C.
Harlan J. Smith Telescope
The Harlan J. Smith Telescope is a 2.7-meter optical telescope at McDonald Observatory in Texas, used for a wide range of astronomical research including stellar, galactic, and exoplanet studies.
-
D.
Dall–Kirkham telescope
The Dall–Kirkham telescope is a reflecting telescope design that uses an elliptical primary mirror and spherical secondary mirror to provide good on-axis performance with relatively simple, economical optics.
-
E.
Mayall 4-meter Telescope
The Mayall 4-meter Telescope is a major ground-based optical telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory, renowned for its wide-field astronomical surveys and contributions to observational cosmology.
- 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_69e245b212a88190b5259caf51606084 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f181f15ebc8190bf477539f7c23985 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 3:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0bca1bbba0819097115ef1d032d3f6 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0bcaebed688190b2ea74c588922d98 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 2:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0bcbec354081909dbeeb389e86d38c |
completed | May 19, 2026, 2:33 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:47 p.m.