discoveryYear

P3631
predicate

Indicates the calendar year in which something was first discovered or identified.

All labels observed (49)

Label Occurrences
discoveryYear canonical 662
discoveredInYear 35
hasDiscoveryYear 16

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: discoveryYear
Generated description
Indicates the calendar year in which something was first discovered or identified.

Sample triples (791)

Subject Object
Coyolxauhqui Stone 1978
first binary pulsar PSR B1913+16
surface form: PSR B1913+16
1974
first millisecond pulsar PSR B1937+21
surface form: PSR B1937+21
1982
Great Hercules Cluster 1714
M 13 1714
Gliese 581c 2007
Ciudad Perdida 1972
Henderson Island 1606
Ampato volcano
surface form: Ampato
1995 via predicate surface "discoveryYearOfJuanita"
DNA 1869 via predicate surface "yearDiscovered"
Ross Island 1841
Recherche Archipelago 1792
Cango Caves 1780
Lechuguilla Cave 1986
Hebior Mammoth 1979 via predicate surface "discoveredInYear"
Wollemia
surface form: Wollemia nobilis
1994 via predicate surface "discoveredInYear"
Hickson Compact Group 92 1877
HCG 92 1877
NGC 7319 is a barred spiral galaxy
surface form: NGC 7319
1877
NGC 7320 is a spiral galaxy
surface form: NGC 7320
1877
cosmic microwave background 1964
NGC 7317 1877
rongorongo tablets
surface form: Rongorongo tablets
1864
NGC 3132 1835
Caldwell 74 1835
C 74 1835
NGC 7320 1877
NGC 7318B 1877
Yamanaka factors 2006
Yamanaka factors Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc 2006
Ripon Falls 1862 via predicate surface "discoveredInYear"
Richards Deep 1885
Willamette Meteorite 1902
Mercer Caverns 1885
MC252 2009
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin 1797
Minna Bluff 1901 via predicate surface "discoveryStartYear"
Minna Bluff 1904 via predicate surface "discoveryEndYear"
Altamira Cave 1868
2004 DW 2004 via predicate surface "discoveredInYear"
Kirkwood gaps 1866
Reed Gold Mine 1799
Cape Hallett 1841
Franklin Island (Antarctica) 1841
Haile Gold Mine 1827
Roosevelt Island (Antarctica) 1940
Mount Terror 1841
Balleny Islands (claimed)
surface form: Balleny Islands
1839
Balcony House 1880s
Spruce Tree House 1888