rightAscension

P6949
predicate

Indicates the angular distance of an object measured eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox, specifying its position in the sky.

All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
rightAscension canonical 589
hasRightAscension 172
rightAscension_J2000 33

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: rightAscension
Generated description
Indicates the angular distance of an object measured eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox, specifying its position in the sky.

Sample triples (836)

Subject Object
Collinder 140 07h 00m
NGC 1499 04h 03m
Beta Canis Majoris 06h 22m 41s
NGC 2359 07h 18m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Gamma Canis Majoris 06h 22m 41.986s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
NGC 1672 04h 45m (approx)
UGC 668 01h 04m 47s
PGC 1384 01h 04m 47s
And II 01h 16m
Herschel 36 approximately 18h 03m
LBN 25 18h 03m
Gamma Microscopii 21h 05m
Delta Canis Majoris 07h 08m 23s
Thor’s Helmet Nebula 07h 18m
Theta1 Orionis C 05h 35m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Epsilon Canis Majoris 06h 58m 37s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Epsilon Microscopii 20h 45m 17s (approx)
NGC 1818 05h 04m (approx) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Zeta Canis Majoris 06h 20m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Pollux (star)
surface form: Pollux
07h 45m 18.95s
PGC 19441 ~06h 41m via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
Carina I 06h 41m 36s
And XV 01h 14m
Virgo constellation
surface form: Virgo
approximately 13 hours
M86 12h 26m 12s
M49 12h 29m 46.8s
M60 12h 43m 40s
M58 12h 37m 43.5s
M89 12h 35m 39.8s
M90 12h 36m 49s
M88 12h 31m 59.2s
M91 12h35m26s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
M98 12h 13m 48.3s
M99 12h 18m 49.6s
M100 12h 22m 54s
NGC 5286 13h 46m 26.8s
Eta Canis Majoris 06h 58m 37s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
M84 12h 25m 03.7s
M59 12h 42m 02.3s
NGC 4388 12h 25m 46.7s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Tau Canis Majoris 07h 18m 42.5s
NGC 4438 12h 27m 45.6s
NGC 4216 12h 15m 54s
open cluster IC 1848
surface form: IC 1848
02h 51m via predicate surface "rightAscensionEpochJ2000"
NGC 6664 18h 36m (approximate)
Melotte 15 02h 32m (approximate)
NGC 6712 18h 53m 04.3s
NGC 4526 12h 34m 03.0s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
IC 1848 02h 51m
NGC 4535 12h 34m 20.3s