Triple

T23527775

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Serpens	`E576478`	entity
Predicate	containsDeepSkyObject	`P23775`	FINISHED
Object	Barnard 72 Barnard 72, also known as the Snake Nebula, is a prominent dark nebula in the constellation Ophiuchus, noted for its sinuous, snake-like shape silhouetted against the Milky Way.	`E1592222`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Barnard 72 | Statement: [Serpens, containsDeepSkyObject, Barnard 72]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Barnard 72
Context triple: [Serpens, containsDeepSkyObject, Barnard 72]

A. Barnard 7
Barnard 7 is a dark molecular cloud and star-forming region within the Taurus molecular cloud complex, notable for its dense gas and dust that obscure background starlight.
B. Barnard 213
Barnard 213 is a dense, filamentary dark cloud and active star-forming region within the Taurus molecular cloud complex, notable for hosting numerous young stellar objects and protostars.
C. Barnard 86
Barnard 86 is a small, dark molecular cloud in the constellation Sagittarius that appears as an opaque patch silhouetted against the rich star fields of the Milky Way.
D. Barnard 5
Barnard 5 is a dark molecular cloud and active star-forming region located within the Perseus molecular cloud complex.
E. 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.
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: Barnard 72
Triple: [Serpens, containsDeepSkyObject, Barnard 72]

Generated description

Barnard 72, also known as the Snake Nebula, is a prominent dark nebula in the constellation Ophiuchus, noted for its sinuous, snake-like shape silhouetted against the Milky Way.

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_69e245f5a8848190a2ba42e271c6c31f`	completed	April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69f1ac758038819098f5f597be39274e`	completed	April 29, 2026, 7 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a0cdf53c66c819087f1e9481dcfc8ee`	completed	May 19, 2026, 10:08 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a0ce4602a408190b4357d98cf16477a`	completed	May 19, 2026, 10:29 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a0d721bdae08190a06f48a6073c5351`	completed	May 20, 2026, 8:34 a.m.

Created at: April 17, 2026, 6:09 p.m.