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
NGC 1499 (California Nebula)
surface form: NGC 1499
04h 03m
North America Nebula 20h 58m
Andromeda X 00h 30m
Messier 54 18h 55m 03.3s
Leo I Dwarf Galaxy 10h08m27s via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
Andromeda XI 00h 46m
Messier 55 19h 40m
47 Tucanae (in its vicinity on the sky)
surface form: 47 Tucanae
about 00h 24m
PGC 3085 about 00h 52m
Leo II Dwarf Galaxy 11h 13m
Andromeda XII 00h 47m
Messier 69 18h 31m 23s
NGC 604 01h 34m 33s
M54 18h 55m 03.3s
Terzan 7 approximately 19h 17m
Arp 2 approximately 19h 28m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Fornax Dwarf Galaxy 02h 39m 59s
Omega Nebula 18h 20m
Messier 70 18h 43m 12.7s
Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy about 01.0 via predicate surface "rightAscension_hours"
Andromeda XIV 00h 51m (approximate)
Sagittarius Star Cloud 18h 17m
Messier 75 20h 06m 05.0s
Canis Major approximately 7 hours
Orion Nebula 05h 35m
Open cluster M16 18h 18m
IC 1613 01h 04m 47s
Andromeda II about 01h 16m
Messier 8 18h 03m
Kaus Borealis approximately 18h 27m
Nunki 18h55m
Andromeda XV about 01h 14m
Messier 45 03h 47m
Virgo Cluster 12h 27m
IC 1805 (Heart Nebula)
surface form: IC 1805
02h 32m
star Sterope I
surface form: Sterope I
03h 45m (approx) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Southern Cross constellation
surface form: Southern Cross
approximately 12h 30m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Alpha Crucis 12h 26m 35s
Gemini 07h via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Beta Crucis 12h 47m 43.3s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Draco Dwarf Galaxy 17h 20m via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
Ursa Minor Dwarf Galaxy 15h 09m
Alnitak 05h 40m 45.5s
Mintaka 05h 32m
Alnilam 05h 36m 12.8s
Bellatrix 05h 25m 07.9s
Andromeda XVIII 00h 02m (approximate)
Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy 01h 51m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Andromeda XIX 00h 19m
Betelgeuse 05h 55m 10.3s