discoveredBy

P412
predicate

Indicates that something was found, identified, or brought to light through the efforts or actions of a particular agent.

All labels observed (55)

Label Occurrences
discoveredBy canonical 2,568
discovered 936
discoverer 152

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: discoveredBy
Generated description
Indicates that something was found, identified, or brought to light through the efforts or actions of a particular agent.

Sample triples (3,990)

Subject Object
NGC 604 William Herschel
Titania William Herschel via predicate surface "discoverer"
Ariel William Lassell
Miranda Gerard P. Kuiper
Giuseppe Piazzi Ceres via predicate surface "discovered"
Occator Crater Dawn spacecraft imaging
Ahuna Mons Dawn mission
surface form: Dawn spacecraft
SagDEG Rodrigo Ibata
SagDEG Geraint F. Lewis
SagDEG Michael J. Irwin
Sagittarius Stream Rodrigo Ibata
Sagittarius Stream Mike Irwin
Sagittarius Stream Gerry Gilmore
M54 Charles Messier
Terzan 7 Terzan 7 self-linksurface differs
surface form: A. Terzan
Arp 2 Halton Arp
Joe Pasternak Deanna Durbin via predicate surface "discovered"
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy Harlow Shapley
Omega Nebula Philippe Loys de Chéseaux
Messier 70 Charles Messier
Severnaya Zemlya archipelago
surface form: Severnaya Zemlya
Boris Vilkitsky
Severnaya Zemlya archipelago
surface form: Severnaya Zemlya
Russian Arctic Ocean Hydrographic Expedition
30 Doradus Nicolas de Lacaille
surface form: Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
Gobekli Tepe
surface form: Göbekli Tepe
Klaus Schmidt
Gobekli Tepe
surface form: Göbekli Tepe
Istanbul University via predicate surface "firstSurveyedBy"
surface form: University of Chicago and Istanbul University team
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy Harlow Shapley
Andromeda XIV Scott C. Chapman
Andromeda XIV Rodrigo A. Ibata
surface form: R. Ibata
Andromeda XIV collaborators
Sagittarius Star Cloud Charles Messier
Messier 75 Pierre Méchain via predicate surface "discoverer"
Oberon William Herschel
Terzan 8 Terzan 8 self-linksurface differs
surface form: A. Terzan
Great Dark Spot Voyager 2
Adams ring Voyager 2
Adams ring Harold J. Reitsema
Adams ring William B. Hubbard NERFINISHED
Adams ring Larry A. Lebofsky
Adams ring David J. Tholen
Galle ring Voyager 2 via predicate surface "discoverer"
Galle ring Voyager 2
surface form: Voyager 2 spacecraft
Arago ring Voyager 2
Proteus
surface form: Proteus (moon)
Voyager 2 via predicate surface "discoverer"
Galatea Voyager imaging team
surface form: Voyager 2 imaging team
Thalassa Voyager imaging team
surface form: Voyager 2 imaging team
Thalassa Richard J. Terrile
Naiad Voyager imaging team
surface form: Voyager 2 imaging team
Naiad Richard J. Terrile
Urbain Le Verrier Neptune via predicate surface "discovered"
surface form: Neptune (by prediction of its position)
CMa Dwarf Martin et al.