β Puppis

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beta_Puppis
gptkbp:age approximately 50 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 3.62
gptkbp:area approximately 5 solar radii
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 20,000 K
gptkbp:contains none known
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:theorem
southern hemisphere night sky
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:distance approximately 500 light years
gptkbp:has_color -0.24
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 3,000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type B2 IV
gptkbp:has_team -0.12 arcseconds/year
-0.05 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:has_title gptkb:Naos
gptkbp:has_variants gptkb:Beta_Cephei_variable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label β Puppis
gptkbp:includes star catalogs
gptkbp:is_a blue giant star
gptkbp:is_associated_with stellar evolution studies
open cluster NGC 2547
gptkbp:is_considered_as a benchmark for studying B-type stars
gptkbp:is_known_for being a bright star in Puppis constellation
gptkbp:is_located_near 500 light years from Earth
gptkbp:is_noted_for its brightness and color
gptkbp:is_observed_in ground-based telescopes
various wavelengths including optical and infrared
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Puppis_constellation
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
the celestial sphere
the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
the HR diagram
the cosmic distance ladder
the local stellar neighborhood
the galactic plane
the Milky Way's stellar population
the stellar population of the Milky Way
IC 2391 association
the brightest stars in Puppis constellation
gptkbp:is_referenced_in astronomical literature
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
its pulsation characteristics
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar classification systems
navigation by sailors in the southern hemisphere
gptkbp:mass approximately 10 solar masses
gptkbp:named_after the Greek letter beta
gptkbp:parallax 0.0066 arcseconds
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:star
gptkbp:set_in southern celestial hemisphere
the southern sky