Celestial Location

• CURIE: gmeow:CelestialLocation
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/CelestialLocation
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/places
• Box roles: TBox role (What is this?)

An astronomical location — a position on the celestial sphere, a solar-system body, a spacecraft, or a deep-sky object. The specific kind is given by gmeow:celestialObjectType (a value), not a subclass, so any astronomical object from star to galaxy cluster can be a first-class entity with its own coordinates and external identifiers (SIMBAD, NED, VizieR).

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:Location

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:CelestialLocation as a specialized kind of gmeow:Location. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Location

External Equivalences

Equivalent or closely aligned targets: ivoa

Linkages

Generated from the canonical mapping DSL. SSSOM files are the generated public interchange form for term equivalences.

Term Equivalences

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use for an astronomical locus — a sky position, solar-system body, spacecraft, or deep-sky object — typed by gmeow:celestialObjectType.

Avoid when

• Avoid for a terrestrial place (Place) and avoid minting a subclass per object kind (kinds are gmeow:celestialObjectType values, Principle 9).

How to use

• Type as CelestialLocation, set gmeow:celestialObjectType, attach gmeow:hasCelestialCoordinates, and coreference external catalogues (SIMBAD, NED, VizieR) via the coreference slice.

Examples

• ex:vega a gmeow:CelestialLocation; gmeow:celestialObjectType gmeow:celestialObjectTypeStar; gmeow:hasCelestialCoordinates ex:vegaCoords.