hasOrbitalDirection

P45906
predicate

Indicates that one celestial body orbits another in a specified directional sense (e.g., prograde or retrograde).

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
hasOrbitalDirection canonical 16
hasRetrogradeOrbit 2
orbitsDirection 2

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: hasOrbitalDirection
Generated description
Indicates that one celestial body orbits another in a specified directional sense (e.g., prograde or retrograde).

Sample triples (24)

Subject Object
Taygete
linked to: Jovian moon Taygete
retrograde ⓘ
C/1996 B2 true via predicate surface "hasRetrogradeOrbit" ⓘ
Phobos prograde via predicate surface "orbitsDirection" ⓘ
Arago ring prograde ⓘ
F ring prograde ⓘ
Hydra (moon)
linked to: Hydra
prograde ⓘ
Triton retrograde ⓘ
Earth–Moon system prograde via predicate surface "moonOrbitalDirection" ⓘ
S/1899 S 1 true via predicate surface "hasRetrogradeOrbit" ⓘ
Carme group retrograde ⓘ
Carme
linked to: Carme (moon)
retrograde via predicate surface "progradeOrRetrograde" ⓘ
Carme
linked to: Carme (moon)
westward (retrograde) relative to Jupiter’s rotation via predicate surface "hasMeanOrbitalLongitudeDirection" ⓘ
Fraternité arc prograde around Neptune ⓘ
S/1989 N 6 prograde ⓘ
Adrastea prograde via predicate surface "orbitsDirection" ⓘ
Valetudo prograde ⓘ
Orthosie retrograde ⓘ
Kalyke retrograde via predicate surface "groupOrbitalDirection" ⓘ
Cyllene retrograde ⓘ
Eirene retrograde ⓘ
S/2011 J 1 retrograde ⓘ
Saturn XIII prograde ⓘ
Halley’s Comet retrograde ⓘ
Phoebe group retrograde ⓘ