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
8 Capricorni 20h 21m (approximate)
HR 7776 21h 47m 02s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
HD 204075 21h 47m 02s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
HIP 105515 21h 47m 02s
α Capricorni 20h 18m 03s
EQUULEUS
surface form: Equuleus
about 21h via predicate surface "hasRightAscensionCenter"
Vega (star)
surface form: Vega
18h36m56.3s
NGC2547
surface form: NGC 2547
08h 10m
NGC2670
surface form: NGC 2670
08h 44m (approx)
Messier 13 16h 41m
IC 4617 16h 41m (approx)
GC 4244 16h 41m via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
η Herculis approx 16h 42m
47 Ursae Majoris 10h 59m 28s
HD 190360 20h 06m
globular cluster Messier 92
surface form: Messier 92
17h 17m 07.4s
planetary nebula NGC 6210
surface form: NGC 6210
16h 44m 29s (approx)
globular cluster NGC 6229
surface form: NGC 6229
16h 46m
β Herculis 16h 30m 13.3s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Kornephoros 16h 30m 13.3s
Tau Herculids approximately 236 degrees via predicate surface "rightAscensionOfRadiant"
HO Librae 15h 19m 26.8s
NGC 6207 16h 43m 03.7s
Hercules Cluster (Abell 2151)
surface form: Hercules Cluster
approximately 16h 05m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
α Herculis 17h 14m 38s (approx) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension_J2000"
NGC 6229 16h 46m 58.8s
δ Herculis approximately 17h 15m via predicate surface "rightAscensionEpochJ2000"
ζ Herculis 16h 41m
π Herculis 17h 15m 01s
ρ Herculis 17h 23m 40s
Gliese 581b 15h 19m 26s (host star)
σ Herculis approximately 18h 47m
HD 186408 about 19h 41m
Messier 92 17h 17m 07.3s
NGC 6210 16h 44m 29.5s
γ Herculis 16h 21m (approx)