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
Leo IV Dwarf Galaxy digital sky survey ⓘ
Leo V Dwarf Galaxy Sloan Digital Sky Survey via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Coma Berenices Dwarf Galaxy analysis of Sloan Digital Sky Survey data ⓘ
NGC 4609 optical observation ⓘ
Sedna direct imaging ⓘ
Bootes I Dwarf Galaxy Sloan Digital Sky Survey data analysis ⓘ
And X analysis of Sloan Digital Sky Survey data ⓘ
Leo I photographic survey ⓘ
And XI resolved stellar photometry ⓘ
Link Layer Topology Discovery periodic advertisements ⓘ
Link Layer Topology Discovery one-way announcements ⓘ
Tucana III wide-field imaging survey via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryMethod" ⓘ
Tucana III searches for ultra-faint Milky Way satellites via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryContext" ⓘ
Zeta Tucanae known since antiquity ⓘ
NGC 5307 optical observation ⓘ
Prince Charles Island aerial and satellite mapping ⓘ
Bootes II Dwarf Galaxy analysis of Sloan Digital Sky Survey data ⓘ
HD 4308
surface form: HD 4308 b
radial velocity via predicate surface "detectionMethod" ⓘ
HD 215497
surface form: HD 215497 b
radial velocity ⓘ
OGLE-TR-182 Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment transit search via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryContext" NERFINISHED ⓘ
OGLE-TR-56 transit photometry (for its planet) via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryMethod" ⓘ
supernova remnant 1E 0102.2-7219
surface form: 1E 0102.2-7219
X-ray observations ⓘ
Stickney crater telescopic observation ⓘ
Leo B deep imaging surveys ⓘ
UGC 6253 optical imaging surveys ⓘ
And XII resolved stellar photometry ⓘ
Tucana II wide-field photometric survey ⓘ
Tucana IV identified as a faint stellar overdensity via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryContext" ⓘ
Arden Corona spacecraft imaging ⓘ
asteroid 1000 Piazzia
surface form: 1000 Piazzia
optical observation ⓘ
globular cluster Whiting 1
surface form: Whiting 1
photographic survey ⓘ
Helmi streams phase-space analysis of halo stars via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryMethod" ⓘ
Virgo Overdensity Sloan Digital Sky Survey via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" NERFINISHED ⓘ
GD-1 stream Sloan Digital Sky Survey via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" NERFINISHED ⓘ
And XIV resolved stellar photometry ⓘ
Reticulum II Dwarf Galaxy wide-field photometric survey ⓘ
Fraternité arc Voyager 2 1989 Neptune flyby via predicate surface "hasDiscoveryContext" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Neptune VIII spacecraft imaging ⓘ
Neptune VI spacecraft imaging ⓘ
Neptune VI Voyager 2 via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" NERFINISHED ⓘ
S/1989 N4 spacecraft imaging ⓘ
Galactic Anticenter Stellar Structure wide-field photometric surveys via predicate surface "discoveredThrough" ⓘ
Tucana II Dwarf Galaxy resolved stellar photometry in wide-field imaging surveys ⓘ
Hydra II Dwarf Galaxy wide-field imaging survey ⓘ
Crater II Dwarf Galaxy photometric survey ⓘ
Antlia 2 Dwarf Galaxy Gaia space observatory via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" NERFINISHED ⓘ
Antlia 2 Dwarf Galaxy Gaia DR2 data via predicate surface "discoveredUsing" ⓘ
Antlia 2 Dwarf Galaxy stellar proper motion analysis ⓘ
Antlia 2 Dwarf Galaxy star counts in Gaia data ⓘ
S/1989 N 6 spacecraft imaging ⓘ