| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:star gptkb:red_supergiant
 
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                                | gptkbp:apparentMagnitude | 1.69 
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                                | gptkbp:catalogue | gptkb:Henry_Draper_Catalogue gptkb:Hipparcos_Catalogue
 gptkb:Bright_Star_Catalogue
 
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                                | gptkbp:constellation | gptkb:Orion 
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                                | gptkbp:declination | -01° 12′ 07″ 
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                                | gptkbp:diameter | about 32 solar radii 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredBy | ancient astronomers 
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                                | gptkbp:distanceFromEarth | about 2,000 light-years 
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                                | gptkbp:evolutionaryStage | post-main sequence 
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                                | gptkbp:expansion | expected to become a supernova 
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                                | gptkbp:galaxyType | gptkb:blue_supergiant 
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                                | gptkbp:hasViewOf | gptkb:Earth 
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                                | gptkbp:luminosity | about 375,000 times Sun 
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                                | gptkbp:mass | about 40 solar masses 
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                                | gptkbp:metallicity | slightly sub-solar 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | central star of Orion's Belt 
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                                | gptkbp:otherName | gptkb:Alnilam gptkb:HD_37128
 gptkb:HIP_26311
 gptkb:HR_1903
 
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                                | gptkbp:parallax | 1.56 mas 
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                                | gptkbp:partOf | gptkb:Orion's_Belt 
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                                | gptkbp:positionInOrion'sBelt | central star 
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                                | gptkbp:properMotionRA | 0.23 mas/yr 1.06 mas/yr
 
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                                | gptkbp:radialVelocity | +27.3 km/s 
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                                | gptkbp:rightAscension | 05h 36m 12.8s 
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                                | gptkbp:spectralType | B0 Ia 
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                                | gptkbp:temperature | about 27,500 K 
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                                | gptkbp:variableStar | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:variant | gptkb:Alpha_Cygni_variable 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Alnilam 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | ε Orionis 
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