Acrux B

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Acrux
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 1.8
1.25
approximately 1.2
gptkbp:area approximately 5 solar radii
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 25,000 K
approximately 22,000 K
gptkbp:color gptkb:blue
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Crux
gptkbp:controls gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:theorem
naked eye
gptkbp:distance 320 light years
approximately 320 light years
gptkbp:has_friend gptkb:Acrux_A
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 20,000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type B2 V
B1 V
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Acrux B
gptkbp:is_a_source_of X-ray emissions
gptkbp:is_approximately 2 solar masses
650 light years away
gptkbp:is_associated_with the formation of heavy elements
gptkbp:is_featured_in star catalogs
gptkbp:is_known_for its proximity to Acrux A
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to other B-type stars
gptkbp:is_part_of the spectral class B
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar classification studies
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:Acrux_A
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Crux_constellation
gptkbp:location Southern Hemisphere
gptkbp:mass approximately 10 solar masses
approximately 6.5 solar masses
approximately 8 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 75 years
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Acrux_system
gptkbp:significance the Crux constellation
gptkbp:type B-type main-sequence star
gptkbp:type_of B-type giant star
B-type main-sequence star
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:unknown