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
HD 168454 18h 24m 10s (approx) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
HIP 89931 18h 24m 10.3s
SAO 209384 18h 24m 10.3s
BD−34 12223 18h 24m 10.3s
openCluster NGC 6664
surface form: NGC 6664
18h 36m
openCluster Stephenson 2
surface form: Stephenson 2
18h 39m (approximate, J2000) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
variable star R Scuti
surface form: R Scuti
18h 47m (approx)
Eta Serpentis 18h 05m (approx)
Chamaeleon constellation
surface form: Chamaeleon
11h
NGC 2024 05h 41m
σ Orionis cluster approximately 05h 38m
ξ Persei 03h 58m 57s
HD 24398 03h 54m 07.9s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
HD 281159 in constellation Perseus via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
NGC 869 02h 19m
NGC 185 00h 38m 58s
Zeta Sagittarii 19h 02m 36s
ε Sagittarii 18h 24m
openCluster NGC 6704
surface form: NGC 6704
18h 50m (approx)
variable star VY Scuti
surface form: VY Scuti
in constellation Scutum region via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
variable star Zeta Scuti
surface form: Zeta Scuti
18h 43m 02s
Mu Serpentis approximately 15h 49m
IC 4756 18h 38m
UGC 5666 10h 30m (approx) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Theta Coronae Australis in constellation Corona Australis region via predicate surface "rightAscensionEpochJ2000"
Messier 1 05h 34m 31.97s
Ring Nebula 18h 53m 35.1s
Flame Nebula 05h 41m
NGC 2023 05h 41m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
HD 23850 about 03h 50m
HD 24760 03h 57m 51s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Scutum Star Cloud approximately 18h 30m
Messier 32 00h 42m 41.8s via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
Delta Sagittarii 18h 20m 59s
Messier 26 18h 45m
openCluster NGC 6712
surface form: NGC 6712
18h 53m 04s
Beta Scuti approximately 18h 47m
Theta Serpentis approximately 18h via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
M17 18h 20m
And III about 00h 35m
Alpha Telescopii 18h 27m 49s
NGC 6872 20h 16m (approx)
NGC 2068 05h 46m
Zeta Telescopii 19h 16m 55s
NGC 2071 05h 47m (approx) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
HD 25940 04h 08m (approximate)
Lambda Sagittarii 18h 27m 58.23s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
NGC 5408 14h 03m 20s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
IC 4665 17h 46m
NGC 2011 05h 31m