β Arae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/β_Arae
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
astronomer
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 2.84
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:β_Arae
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Ara
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:Henry_Draper_Catalogue
gptkb:Hipparcos_Catalogue
gptkb:Bright_Star_Catalogue
gptkbp:colorIndexB-V +1.60
+1.80
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Ara
gptkbp:declination -55° 31′ 47.6″
gptkbp:diameter ~92 solar radii
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 650 light years
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label β Arae
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:constellation_Ara
gptkbp:luminosity ~5,600 times solar luminosity
gptkbp:mass ~6 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity [Fe/H] ≈ 0.0
gptkbp:name gptkb:Beta_Arae
gptkbp:otherDesignation gptkb:Beta_Arae
gptkb:HD_157244
gptkb:HIP_85258
gptkb:HR_6461
SAO 244378
gptkbp:parallax 0.15 mas
5.01 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA -6.13 mas/yr
-13.37 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity -19.0 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 17h 25m 17.06s
gptkbp:spectralType K3Ib-IIa
gptkbp:temperature 4,200 K
gptkbp:variableStar no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beta_Arae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7