Achernar

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:age 37 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 0.46
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Eridanus
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:FK5_54
gptkb:GCRV_1040
gptkb:GC_2032
gptkb:HD_10144
gptkb:HIP_7588
gptkb:HR_472
gptkb:IDS_01147-5706_A
gptkb:SAO_232481
gptkb:WDS_J01378-5714A
CD-57 334
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Eridanus
gptkbp:containsPlanet yes
gptkbp:declination -57° 14′ 12.310″
gptkbp:diameter 7.3 solar radii (equatorial)
gptkbp:discoveredBy ancient astronomers
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 139 light years
gptkbp:flattening 0.36
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:A-type_main-sequence_star_(Achernar_B)
gptkb:Achernar_B
gptkbp:hasEmissionLines yes
gptkbp:hasExoplanet no known exoplanets
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
latitudes south of 33°N
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Achernar
gptkbp:IAUApprovedName gptkb:Achernar
gptkbp:isBeStar yes
gptkbp:isSingleStar no
gptkbp:luminosity 3,150 times Sun
gptkbp:mass 6.7 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.36 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:End_of_the_River
gptkbp:notableFor one of the flattest stars known
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Alpha_Eridani
gptkbp:parallax 23.39 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Eridanus_constellation
gptkbp:properMotionRA +88.99 mas/yr
-40.08 mas/yr
gptkbp:rankByBrightness ninth brightest star in the night sky
gptkbp:rightAscension 01h 37m 42.845s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 250 km/s
gptkbp:separationFromCompanion 12 AU
gptkbp:shape oblate spheroid
gptkbp:spectralType B6Vep
gptkbp:temperature 15,000 K
gptkbp:variableStar yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constellation_Eridanus
gptkb:Eridanus
gptkb:Be_star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6