perihelionDistance

P20360
predicate

Indicates the shortest distance between an orbiting body and the Sun along its orbital path.

All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
perihelionDistance canonical 40
hasPerihelionDistance 7
perihelionDistance_au 5

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: perihelionDistance
Generated description
Indicates the shortest distance between an orbiting body and the Sun along its orbital path.

Sample triples (61)

Subject Object
Eris about 38 AU ⓘ
Haumea about 34.7 astronomical units ⓘ
Pluto about 29.7 astronomical units ⓘ
Makemake approximately 38.5 astronomical units ⓘ
Uranus about 18.3 astronomical units ⓘ
Orcus approximately 30.3 astronomical units ⓘ
Solar Orbiter mission about 0.28 astronomical units ⓘ
Quaoar about 41.9 AU via predicate surface "hasPerihelionDistance" ⓘ
Varuna approximately 40 AU ⓘ
20000 Varuna ~40.7 AU ⓘ
(15760) 1992 QB1 ~40 AU ⓘ
1036 Ganymed 1.245 via predicate surface "perihelionDistance_au" ⓘ
944 Hidalgo 1.95 AU via predicate surface "hasPerihelionDistance" ⓘ
C/1996 B2 0.230 AU ⓘ
Helios 1 0.31 astronomical unit ⓘ
Helios 1 inside Mercury’s orbit via predicate surface "closestApproachToSun" ⓘ
Parker Solar Probe approximately 9.86 solar radii ⓘ
Parker Solar Probe approximately 6.16 million kilometers from Sun center ⓘ
Parker Solar Probe closer than any previous spacecraft via predicate surface "closestApproachToSun" ⓘ
Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko about 1.24 AU ⓘ
4 Vesta about 2.15 AU ⓘ
Pioneer 6 approximately 0.8 astronomical units ⓘ
90482 Orcus approximately 30.3 AU ⓘ
2004 DW about 30 AU ⓘ
90482 Orcus 30.7 via predicate surface "hasPerihelionDistanceAU" ⓘ
Amor group q > 1.017 AU via predicate surface "perihelionDistanceCriterion" ⓘ
Amor group q < 1.3 AU via predicate surface "perihelionDistanceCriterion" ⓘ
IKAROS
linked to: Ikaros solar sail
about 0.7 AU ⓘ
25143 Itokawa 0.953 AU ⓘ
162173 Ryugu ~0.96 AU ⓘ
1998 KY26 about 0.98 AU ⓘ
90377 Sedna about 76 AU ⓘ
28978 Ixion approximately 30 AU ⓘ
55636 2002 TX300 approximately 37 AU ⓘ
(55636) 2002 TX300 approximately 37.9 AU ⓘ
(120178) 2003 OP32 approximately 41 AU ⓘ
(19308) 1996 TO66 38.5 AU ⓘ
(416400) 2003 UZ117 38.5 AU ⓘ
(2005) UQ513 about 33 AU via predicate surface "hasPerihelionDistance" ⓘ
1604 Tombaugh 2.279 AU ⓘ
1604 Tombaugh 1.94 via predicate surface "hasPerihelion_AU" ⓘ
Ulysses
linked to: Ulysses spacecraft
about 1.3 AU ⓘ
Venera 1 approximately 0.71 via predicate surface "perihelionDistance_AU" ⓘ
Sedna approximately 76 AU ⓘ
1552 Bessel about 1.93 AU via predicate surface "hasPerihelionDistance" ⓘ
ISʘIS less than 10 solar radii from the Sun’s center via predicate surface "hostSpacecraftPerihelionDistance" ⓘ
433 Eros 1.133 via predicate surface "perihelionDistance_au" ⓘ
Halley’s Comet about 0.586 astronomical units via predicate surface "hasPerihelionDistance" ⓘ
rubber duck comet about 1.24 AU ⓘ
Gonggong about 33 AU via predicate surface "hasPerihelionDistance" ⓘ