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
Delta Capricorni 21h 47m 02s (approx) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Messier 30 21h 40m 22s
Piscis Austrinus approximately 22 hours
Alpha Capricorni 20h 18m (approximate) via predicate surface "rightAscensionEpochJ2000"
Beta Capricorni approximately 20h 21m
Gamma Capricorni approximately 21h 40m
first millisecond pulsar PSR B1937+21
surface form: PSR B1937+21
19h39m38s
Great Hercules Cluster 16h 41m
M 13 16h 41m
NGC 6205 16h 41m 41.24s
Gliese 581c 15h 19m 26s (system)
Gliese 581 star system 15h 19m 26.8s
Κάνωπος 06h 23m 57.1s via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
Carina constellation
surface form: Carina
10 hours
NGC 3372 10h 45m
Eta Carinae 10h 45m 03.6s
HCG 92 22h 35m 57s
NGC 7317 is an elliptical galaxy
surface form: NGC 7317
22h 35m (approx)
NGC 7318A is an elliptical galaxy
surface form: NGC 7318A
22h 35m (approximate) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
NGC 7319 is a barred spiral galaxy
surface form: NGC 7319
22h 36m 03.5s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
NGC 7320 is a spiral galaxy
surface form: NGC 7320
22h 36m 03s
WASP-96 22h 40m
Collinder 232 10h 44m
NGC 7317 22h 35m (approx)
NGC 3132 10h 07m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Eight-Burst Nebula 10h 07m 01s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Caldwell 74 10h 07m 01s
C 74 10h 52m
NGC 7319 22h 36m 03.5s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
NGC 7320 22h 36m 03s (J2000)
NGC 7318B 22h 35m (approximate, J2000) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
NGC 2403 07h 36m 51s
SN 1961V 02h 43m (approximate)
Corona Borealis 15h 16m
Arcturus 14h15m39.7s
Barnard's Star 17h 57m 48.5s
Alpha Centauri about 14h 39m
Messier 81 09h55m33.2s via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
NGC 3077 10h 03m 20s
Holmberg IX 09h 57m (approximate)
IC 2574 10h 28m (approximate)
DDO 53 08h 34m 07s
UGC 8201 13h 06m (approx)
M20 18h 02m
NGC 6514 18h 02m
Messier 21 18h 04m
globular cluster NGC 6541
surface form: NGC 6541
18h 08m 02s
open cluster NGC 6520 (near its border)
surface form: NGC 6520
18h 03m (approximate)
reflection nebula NGC 6726
surface form: NGC 6726
19h 01m (approximate)
Caldwell 49 about 06h 33m