β Arae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/β_Arae

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:star gptkb: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
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
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	β Arae