β Geminorum

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
astronomer
red supergiant
gptkbp:age 724 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pollux
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.14
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:β_Geminorum
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:ADS_6175_A
gptkb:FK5_286
gptkb:2MASS_J07451894+2801343
gptkb:AG+28_779
gptkb:BD+28_1463
gptkb:GCRV_5226
gptkb:GC_10413
gptkb:HD_62509
gptkb:HIP_37826
gptkb:HR_2990
gptkb:LTT_12016
gptkb:PLX_1832
gptkb:SAO_79666
gptkb:TYC_1922-1704-1
gptkb:WDS_J07452+2801A
PPM 94044
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Gemini
gptkbp:containsPlanet true
gptkbp:declination +28° 01′ 34.316″
gptkbp:diameter 8.8 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredExoplanets gptkb:Pollux_b
2006
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 33.78 light years
gptkbp:eclipticLatitude +6.4°
116.3°
gptkbp:exoplanetMinimumMass 2.3 Jupiter masses
gptkbp:exoplanetOrbitalPeriod 590 days
gptkbp:exoplanetSemiMajorAxis 1.64 AU
gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation gptkb:78_Geminorum
gptkbp:galacticLatitude +23.5°
192.8°
gptkbp:hasExoplanet gptkb:Pollux_b
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label β Geminorum
gptkbp:luminosity 43 solar luminosities
gptkbp:mass 1.91 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity [Fe/H] = +0.19
gptkbp:notableFor brightest star in Gemini
host to exoplanet Pollux b
gptkbp:parallax 96.54 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA -45.95 mas/yr
-626.55 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity +3.23 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 07h 45m 18.949s
gptkbp:solarAnalog false
gptkbp:spectralType K0III
gptkbp:temperature 4865 K
gptkbp:variableStar nan
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pollux
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6