| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:star gptkb:eclipsing_binary_star
 
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                                | gptkbp:age | 570 million years 
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                                | gptkbp:apparentMagnitude | 1.90 
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                                | gptkbp:BayerDesignation | gptkb:β_Aurigae 
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                                | gptkbp:catalogueNumber | gptkb:ADS_3841 gptkb:BD+44_1476
 gptkb:FK5_202
 gptkb:GC_7532
 gptkb:HD_40183
 gptkb:HIP_28360
 gptkb:HR_2088
 gptkb:SAO_40186
 gptkb:WDS_J05594+4457
 
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                                | gptkbp:component | β Aurigae A β Aurigae B
 
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                                | gptkbp:declination | +44° 56′ 50″ 
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                                | gptkbp:diameter | 2.9 solar radii (primary) 2.5 solar radii (secondary)
 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredBy | gptkb:John_Goodricke 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredIn | 1783 
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                                | gptkbp:distanceFromEarth | 81 light years 
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                                | gptkbp:eclipsingBinary | true 
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                                | gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation | gptkb:37_Aurigae 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | gptkb:Auriga 
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                                | gptkbp:luminosity | 33 times solar (secondary) 60 times solar (primary)
 
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                                | gptkbp:mass | 2.5 solar masses (secondary) 2.7 solar masses (primary)
 
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                                | gptkbp:metallicity | -0.08 [Fe/H] 
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                                | gptkbp:orbitType | 3.96004 days 
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                                | gptkbp:otherName | gptkb:Menkalinan 
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                                | gptkbp:parallax | 40.90 mas 
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                                | gptkbp:properMotionRA | -8.16 mas/yr -17.06 mas/yr
 
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                                | gptkbp:rightAscension | 05h 59m 31.7s 
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                                | gptkbp:rotationPeriod | 33 km/s (primary) 34 km/s (secondary)
 
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                                | gptkbp:SIMBADID | bet+Aur 
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                                | gptkbp:spectralType | A2IV 
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                                | gptkbp:temperature | 9,000 K (secondary) 9,200 K (primary)
 
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                                | gptkbp:variableType | Algol-type 
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                                | gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye | true 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Menkalinan 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | β Aurigae 
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