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
Horsehead Nebula 05h 40m 59s
Rigel about 05h 14m
Aquarius Dwarf Galaxy 20h 46m (approx) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Andromeda XXI approximately 23h 54m
Cetus Dwarf Galaxy 00h 26m
Saiph 05h 47m
Tucana Dwarf Galaxy 22h 41m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Beta Cancri 08h 16m 30s
Acubens 08h 58m 29s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Asellus Australis 08h 44m 41s
Beehive Cluster 08h 40m via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
Praesepe 08h 40m
M44 08h 40m
Iota Cancrids 08h via predicate surface "radiantRightAscensionApprox"
Altarf 08h 16m 30.9s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Alpha Cancri 08h 58m 29s
Messier 44 08h 40m
Alpha Tauri 04h 35m 55.2s
87 Tauri 04h 35m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
HR 1457 04h 35m 55.2s
HD 29139 04h 35m 55.2s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
HIP 21421 04h 35m 55.239s
SAO 94027 04h35m55.2s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Aldebaran 04h 35m 55.2s via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
Aldebaran planetary system 04h 35m 55.2s
Merope Nebula 03h 46m via predicate surface "hasRightAscensionApprox"
Andromeda XXVI 00h 23m 45s
Barnard's Galaxy 19h 44m
Delta Cancri about 08h 44m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Messier 67 08h 51m
Gamma Cancri 08h 43m 17s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
23 Tauri 03h 47m (approx)
HD 23480 about 03h 46m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
HR 1156 about 03h 44m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Gamma Crucis 12h 31m
Pisces Dwarf Galaxy 01h 03m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Delta Crucis about 12h 15m
Epsilon Crucis 12h 21m 21s
Centaurus Cluster approximately 12h 48m
Tau Ceti e 01h 44m 04s via predicate surface "rightAscensionOfHostStar"
Epsilon Eridani b 03h 32m 55.8s via predicate surface "rightAscension_hostStar"
HR 1084 03h 32m via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
Sirius 06h 45m 08.9s via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
Crux Australis 12h 30m via predicate surface "hasApproximateRightAscension"
Centaurus approximately 13 hours via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Musca approximately 12 hours
Jewel Box cluster 12h 53m
Mimosa 12h47m43s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Messier 16 18h 18m
Deneb Algedi around 21h via predicate surface "rightAscensionEpochJ2000"