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
Alpha Doradus 04h 33m
Beta Centauri 14h 03m 49s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Omega Centauri 13h 26m 47.3s via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
Menkent 14h 06m 40.9s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Hadar 14h03m49s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
globular cluster NGC 6712
surface form: NGC 6712
18h 53m 04s
variable star UY Scuti
surface form: UY Scuti
18h 35m (approx) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
UY Scuti approximately 18h 27m
Messier 10 16h 57m
Messier 19 17h 02m (approx)
IC 4725 18h 31m
HD 23338 03h 45m 12s
HR 1149 03h 45m 12s (J2000, approx) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
HIP 17531 about 03h 45m via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
BD+23 550 about 03h 45m
IC 1805 02h 32m (approximate)
Ursa Major I Dwarf Galaxy 10h34m52s
NGC 1566 04h 20m 00s (J2000) approximate via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Beta Doradus 05h 33m 37s
R Scuti 18h 47m (approximate)
Ursa Major II Dwarf Galaxy 08h 51m via predicate surface "rightAscension_approx"
NGC 6604 18h 18m 02s
And IX approximately 00h 52m
GCl 99 18h 24m
R Doradus 04h36m45s via predicate surface "rightAscension_J2000"
Alpha Scuti "18h 47m"
Epsilon Telescopii 19h22m51s
Messier 12 16h 47m 14s
Canes Venatici I Dwarf Galaxy ~13h 28m
M28 18h 24m
S Doradus approximately 05h 18m via predicate surface "rightAscensionEpochJ2000"
Pegasus dSph about 23h 28m
Messier 14 17h 37m 36s
Delta Scuti 18h 42m 16s
Messier 62 17h 01m 13s
NGC 4622 12h 42m 30.5s via predicate surface "hasRightAscension"
Epsilon Scuti "18h 46m"
Pacman Nebula 00h 52m
NGC 6705 18h 51m
Messier 110 00h 40m 22s
Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy 10h 13m
Gamma Sagittarii 18h 05m 48s
M16 18h 18m
open star cluster NGC 6611
surface form: NGC 6611
18h 18m
NGC 5128 13h 25m 27.6s
M22 18h 36m 24s
Antares 16h 29m 24s
Butterfly Cluster 17h 40m
Ptolemy Cluster 17h 53m
Shaula 17h 33m 36s (approx) via predicate surface "hasRightAscension_J2000"