61 Ophiuchi

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age gptkb:Sun
approximately 1.5 billion years
approximately 3 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 4.4
4.25
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 4,800 K
approximately 5,200 K
gptkbp:composed_of primarily hydrogen and helium
gptkbp:contains_star 61 Ophiuchi B
gptkbp:coordinates l = 16.5°, b = -25.0°
gptkbp:discovery_year 1830
gptkbp:distance 16.4 light years
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 16.4 light years
gptkbp:has_color 1.1
+0.83
gptkbp:has_companion none known
gptkbp:has_historical_significance one of the nearest stars
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 50 times that of the Sun
0.4 solar luminosities
gptkbp:has_mechanic -0.12 arcseconds/year
-0.15 arcseconds/year
+0.15 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:has_radius approximately 10 solar radii
0.75 solar radii
gptkbp:has_spectral_type K1 V
K1 III
gptkbp:has_title 61 Oph
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 61 Ophiuchi
gptkbp:included star catalogs
gptkbp:is_considered_as a potential target for exoplanet searches
gptkbp:is_inhabited_by no known planets
gptkbp:is_known_for being a nearby star
gptkbp:is_located_at distance of 16.4 light years
gptkbp:is_located_in constellation Ophiuchus
gptkbp:is_noted_for its proximity to Earth
its stable luminosity
gptkbp:is_observed_in amateur astronomers
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
solar neighborhood
constellation Ophiuchus
stellar associations
local stellar population
gptkbp:is_similar_to gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_A
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar navigation
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
gptkb:true
visible in southern hemisphere
gptkbp:lighting moderate brightness
gptkbp:mass approximately 2.5 solar masses
0.8 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.2 dex
[ Fe/ H] = -0.2
gptkbp:orbital_period not applicable
gptkbp:parallax 0.199 arcseconds
0.060 arcseconds
gptkbp:rotation_period approximately 30 days
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:star
gptkbp:speed -20 km/s
gptkbp:surface 4.5 (cgs)
gptkbp:system gptkb:true
false
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:main-sequence_star
gptkb:Giant