isBrighterThan

P57020
predicate

Indicates that one entity emits or reflects more light, or appears more luminous, than another entity.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
isBrighterThan canonical 10
isMoreLuminousThan 5
hasHigherLuminosityThan 4

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: isBrighterThan
Generated description
Indicates that one entity emits or reflects more light, or appears more luminous, than another entity.

Sample triples (27)

Subject Object
the Teapot many surrounding Sagittarius field stars
Kaus Media many surrounding Sagittarius field stars
Hiʻiaka Namaka
Sterope I
linked to: star Sterope I
Sterope II
linked to: Sterope
Sterope I
linked to: star Sterope I
Sun via predicate surface "isMoreLuminousThan"
Monoceros Orion via predicate surface "isFaintComparedTo"
HD 23480 Sun via predicate surface "isMoreLuminousThan"
B Cassiopeiae brighter than Jupiter via predicate surface "brightnessComparisonAtMaximum"
B Cassiopeiae rivaled Venus via predicate surface "brightnessComparisonAtMaximum"
Epsilon Coronae Australis Sun via predicate surface "hasHigherLuminosityThan"
UGC 426 most dwarf spheroidal satellites of Andromeda
HD 281159 Sun via predicate surface "hasHigherLuminosityThan"
SN 1604 brighter than Jupiter via predicate surface "peakBrightnessComparison"
SN 1604 almost as bright as Venus via predicate surface "peakBrightnessComparison"
HIP 17531 Sun via predicate surface "isMoreLuminousThan"
Lesath magnitude 3.0
47 Tucanae Omega Centauri via predicate surface "brighterOnlyThan"
Wezen the Sun via predicate surface "isMoreLuminousThan"
Zeta Canis Majoris Sun
Pollux
linked to: Pollux (star)
Castor
Beta Geminorum Castor
GK Persei became one of the brightest novae of the 20th century via predicate surface "peakBrightnessComparison"
HD 28305 the Sun via predicate surface "hasHigherLuminosityThan"
Theta Centauri Sun via predicate surface "hasHigherLuminosityThan"
Gamma Centauri Sun via predicate surface "isMoreLuminousThan"
Beta Piscis Austrini many field stars in Piscis Austrinus
HD 186408 16 Cygni A–B pair via predicate surface "isBrighterComponentOf"