discoveryDate

P3836
predicate

Indicates the date on which something was first discovered or identified.

All labels observed (54)

Label Occurrences
discoveryDate canonical 404
firstDescribedInYear 47
dateOfDiscovery 27

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: discoveryDate
Generated description
Indicates the date on which something was first discovered or identified.

Sample triples (603)

Subject Object
(55636) 2002 TX300 2002-10-15 via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryDate"
(19308) 1996 TO66 1996-10-12
(416400) 2003 UZ117 2003-10-21
NGC 2071 1784
asteroid 1604 Tombaugh
surface form: 1604 Tombaugh
1931-03-24 via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryDate"
1604 Tombaugh 1931-03-24
rings of Uranus (photographic evidence)
surface form: rings of Uranus
1977-03-10
Mordor Macula 2015
S/2011 (134340) 1 2011-06-28
Pluto IV 2011-06-28
globular cluster NGC 6712
surface form: NGC 6712
1784
Messier 19 1764
NGC 1566 1826
NGC 6604 1784
GCl 99 1764
Messier 12 1764
S/2012 (134340) 1 2012-06-26 via predicate surface "discoveredOnDate"
Pluto V 2012-06-26
Messier 14 1764
Messier 62 1771
Messier 6 before 1654
Bok globules 1940s
NGC 5253 30 April 1835
Messier 80 1781
M8 before 1654
M24 1764 via predicate surface "discovererObservationYear"
Messier 51 1773
Messier 101 1781
Sedna 2003-11-14
S/2015 (136472) 1 2015-04-27
WASP-72 2012 via predicate surface "epochOfExoplanetDiscovery"
OGLE-TR-113 early 2000s via predicate surface "epochOfExoplanetDiscovery"
M69 August 31, 1780
Baird's tapir 1865 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Oeno Island 1819
Great Falls of the Missouri 1805 via predicate surface "dateFirstDocumentedByLewisAndClark"
M70 1780
NGC 6603 (central cluster often associated)
surface form: NGC 6603
1784
Neptune VIII 1989-07-07
Neptune VI 1989-07-02
Messier 41 before 1654
1924 British Mount Everest expedition 1999 via predicate surface "MalloryBodyDiscoveredYear"
Alvan Clark 1862
Melanosuchus 1825 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
NGC 2359 1785
Adélie Land 1840
Great Attractor region 1980s via predicate surface "epochOfDiscovery"
Presbytis 1811 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Lystrosaurus 1870 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
M86 1781