Assertion: vernal equinox | /r/HasProperty | the closest bright star
Facets:
value: to the ncp
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: When the Babylonians were the world power in 2000 B.C.E., the vernal equinox was in the constellation Aries and the star Thuban (in Draco) was the closest bright star to the NCP.
text: At the time of Jesus Christ the vernal equinox had shifted to the constellation Pisces and the star Kochab (in the bowl of the Little Dipper) was the closest bright star to the NCP.