semiMajorAxis

P9971
predicate

Indicates the length of the longest radius of an elliptical orbit, measuring the average distance between the orbiting body and the central body.

All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
semiMajorAxis canonical 89
semiMajorAxis_km 49
hasSemiMajorAxis 18

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: semiMajorAxis
Generated description
Indicates the length of the longest radius of an elliptical orbit, measuring the average distance between the orbiting body and the central body.

Sample triples (194)

Subject Object
Saturn VII about 1,481,000 km via predicate surface "hasSemiMajorAxis"
Larissa 73548 via predicate surface "semiMajorAxis_km"
Tau Ceti e about 0.55 AU
Tau Ceti f about 1.35 AU
Io about 421700 km
Telesto 294660 via predicate surface "semiMajorAxis_km"
Calypso 294660 km
Ganymede 1070400 via predicate surface "semiMajorAxis_km"
Epsilon Eridani b about 3.4 via predicate surface "semiMajorAxis_AU"
Callisto 1882700 via predicate surface "semiMajorAxis_km"
Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko about 3.46 AU
Saturn IX approximately 12.95 million km from Saturn
S/1899 S 1 approximately 12952000 via predicate surface "semiMajorAxis_km"
first binary pulsar PSR B1913+16
surface form: PSR B1913+16
about 1.95 solar radii
Gliese 581c approximately 0.073 via predicate surface "semiMajorAxis_AU"
asteroid Šteins
surface form: 2867 Šteins
about 2.36 AU
4 Vesta about 2.36 AU
Vanth approximately 8980 via predicate surface "semiMajorAxis_km"
90482 Orcus approximately 39.2 AU
2004 DW approximately 39 AU
90482 Orcus (2004 DW)
surface form: 90482 Orcus
39.2 via predicate surface "hasSemiMajorAxisAU"
Carme group about 23,000,000 km via predicate surface "hasMeanSemiMajorAxis"
Carme group approximately 22,900,000–24,100,000 km via predicate surface "hasSemiMajorAxisRange"
S/2000 J 9 about 23000000 via predicate surface "semiMajorAxis_km"
Carme (moon)
surface form: Carme
about 23 million kilometers from Jupiter via predicate surface "meanOrbitalRadius"
Carme (moon)
surface form: Carme
about 23,400,000 kilometers
Kepler-452b about 1.05 astronomical units
Kepler-22b 0.85 via predicate surface "semiMajorAxis_AU"
Kepler-186f approximately 0.356 AU
Weywot approximately 1.45×10^4 km
Ida about 2.86 AU
Dactyl 90 via predicate surface "semiMajorAxis_km"
Amor group greater than 1 AU via predicate surface "hasTypicalSemiMajorAxis"
Airy Modified ellipsoid 6377340.189 m via predicate surface "hasSemiMajorAxis"
25143 Itokawa 1.324 AU
162173 Ryugu ~1.19 AU
1998 KY26 about 1.23 AU
Alpha Centauri
surface form: Alpha Centauri AB
about 23.4 AU
90377 Sedna about 506 AU
28978 Ixion approximately 39.6 AU
55636 2002 TX300 approximately 43 AU
(55636) 2002 TX300 approximately 43.2 AU
(120178) 2003 OP32 approximately 46 AU
(19308) 1996 TO66 43.3 AU
(416400) 2003 UZ117 43.6 AU
(2005) UQ513 about 43 AU via predicate surface "hasSemiMajorAxis"
asteroid 1604 Tombaugh
surface form: 1604 Tombaugh
2.595 AU
1604 Tombaugh 2.37 via predicate surface "semiMajorAxis_AU"
S/2011 (134340) 1 approximately 57,800 km from Pluto
Airy 1830 ellipsoid 6377563.396 metres