discoveryMethod

P7311
predicate

Indicates the process, technique, or approach by which something was found, detected, or identified.

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All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
discoveryMethod canonical 319
discoveredUsing 54
detectionMethod 48

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: discoveryMethod
Generated description
Indicates the process, technique, or approach by which something was found, detected, or identified.

Sample triples (523)

Subject Object
Princess Ragnhild Coast aerial exploration ⓘ
DDO 82 photographic survey ⓘ
90377 Sedna CCD imaging survey ⓘ
UGC 64 photographic survey ⓘ
UGC 4305 optical observation ⓘ
NGC 2023 reflection nebula
surface form: NGC 2023
optical observation ⓘ
M11 telescopic observation ⓘ
Segue 1 Dwarf Galaxy photometric survey ⓘ
Canis Major Overdensity star count analysis ⓘ
Canis Major Overdensity Two Micron All Sky Survey via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canis Major Overdensity 2MASS via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" NERFINISHED ⓘ
openCluster NGC 6664
surface form: NGC 6664
optical telescope observation ⓘ
redSupergiant Stephenson 2-18
surface form: Stephenson 2-18
infrared survey ⓘ
openCluster Stephenson 2
surface form: Stephenson 2
infrared survey identification via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryMethod" ⓘ
Segue 2 Dwarf Galaxy Sloan Digital Sky Survey imaging NERFINISHED ⓘ
openCluster NGC 6704
surface form: NGC 6704
optical observation ⓘ
And III photographic plates ⓘ
Alpha Telescopii best seen in winter and spring from southern latitudes via predicate surface "discoverability" ⓘ
(416400) 2003 UZ117 CCD imaging survey ⓘ
1604 Tombaugh optical observation ⓘ
rings of Uranus (photographic evidence)
surface form: rings of Uranus
stellar occultation ⓘ
S/2005 P 2 space telescope imaging ⓘ
S/2011 (134340) 1 Hubble Space Telescope imaging ⓘ
Pluto IV Hubble Space Telescope via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pluto IV optical imaging ⓘ
Leading Arm of the Magellanic System H I 21‑cm surveys of the Galactic halo via predicate surface "discoveredThrough" ⓘ
globular cluster NGC 6712
surface form: NGC 6712
optical telescope observation ⓘ
Ursa Major I Dwarf Galaxy Sloan Digital Sky Survey via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ursa Major I Dwarf Galaxy digital sky survey ⓘ
Ursa Major II Dwarf Galaxy Sloan Digital Sky Survey data analysis ⓘ
And IX analysis of Sloan Digital Sky Survey data ⓘ
NGC 1515 optical telescope observation ⓘ
Canes Venatici I Dwarf Galaxy Sloan Digital Sky Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ
S/2012 (134340) 1 Hubble Space Telescope via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" NERFINISHED ⓘ
S/2012 (134340) 1 imaging via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryMethod" ⓘ
Pluto V Hubble Space Telescope via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pluto V optical imaging ⓘ
Messier 14 telescopic observation ⓘ
Canes Venatici II Dwarf Galaxy resolved star counts ⓘ
Sextans Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy photographic survey of the southern sky ⓘ
Scorpius X-1 sounding rocket X-ray experiment ⓘ
Messier 6 telescopic observation ⓘ
S/2005 (2003 EL61) 1 observations of trans-Neptunian object 2003 EL61 via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryContext" ⓘ
Cygnus OB2 association photographic surveys of the Cygnus region ⓘ
And VI resolved star counts ⓘ
Simon Marius telescope ⓘ
Hercules Dwarf Galaxy Sloan Digital Sky Survey imaging NERFINISHED ⓘ
NGC 5460 telescope observation ⓘ
Do Not Disturb While Driving in iOS 11 motion detection via predicate surface "detectionMethod" ⓘ
Do Not Disturb While Driving in iOS 11 Bluetooth car stereo connection via predicate surface "detectionMethod" ⓘ