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
NGC 4689 1785-04-12
Jeannette Island 1881
Eskimo Nebula 1787
Karajía sarcophagi 1985
Rodrigues warbler 1877 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey 1678-10-17 via predicate surface "bodyDiscoveredDate"
La Pérouse expedition 1826 via predicate surface "wreckDiscoveryDate"
Dactylopsila 1858 via predicate surface "firstDescribedInYear"
Messier79
surface form: Messier 79
1780
NGC 2264 1784
Christmas Tree Cluster 1784
Hubble’s Variable Nebula 1783
Plaskett’s Star early 20th century via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryDate"
NGC 2261 1783
Scorpion Macehead 1897–1898 excavation season
NGC 2324 1785
Iry-Hor late 19th century
Esquiline Venus 1874 via predicate surface "dateOfDiscovery"
Nova Persei 1901 1901-02-21
NGC 2301 1784-01-04
Pandora 1980-10-30
Phoebe (moon of Saturn)
surface form: Phoebe
1899-03-17
Styx (moon) 2012-06-26 via predicate surface "discoveredOn"
NGC 2232 1784
NGC 2251 1785
NGC 2506 1791
Neptune V 1989-07-02
Neptune V (Despina) 1989-07-29
NGC 2343 1784
Spindletop oil field, Texas
surface form: Spindletop oil field
1901-01-10
NGC 2345 1785
Taylor Prism 1830
Karl Ernst Claus 1844 via predicate surface "rutheniumDiscoveryYear"
Messier 77 1780
NGC 1055 1783
NGC 936 1785 (approx)
NGC 45 1835
The Barrier 1841
NGC 1073 1785
S/2005 P 1 2005-05-15
S/2005 P 1
surface form: Hydra
2005-05-15
Gundestrup cauldron 1891
Ardagh Chalice 1868
Mangareva 1797
Bronzes of Riace 1972-08-16 via predicate surface "discoveredOn"
Andean mountain cat 1865 via predicate surface "firstScientificDescriptionYear"
Dhiban, Jordan 1868 via predicate surface "discoveryDateOfMeshaStele"
Wilkes Land 1840
Cassini Regio (dark region)
surface form: Cassini Regio
Iapetus discovery date 1671 via predicate surface "discoveredOn"
Merzbacher Lake 1903