Aldebaran

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
red supergiant
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 0.85
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:Alpha_Tauri
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Taurus_constellation
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:ADS_3321_A
gptkb:BD+16_629
gptkb:FK5_111
gptkb:GC_5592
gptkb:HD_29139
gptkb:HIP_21421
gptkb:HR_1457
gptkb:SAO_94027
gptkb:WDS_J04359+1631A
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Hindu, Arabic, Greek, Roman, and other cultures
gptkbp:declination +16° 30′ 33″
gptkbp:diameter about 44.2 solar radii
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 65 light-years
gptkbp:eclipticLatitude -5.47°
69.98°
gptkbp:featuredIn various mythologies
gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation gptkb:87_Tauri
gptkbp:hasCompanion suspected brown dwarf
gptkbp:hasExoplanet gptkb:Aldebaran_b_(unconfirmed)
gptkbp:hasIAUApprovedName gptkb:Aldebaran
gptkbp:hasTraditionalName gptkb:Aldebaran
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aldebaran
gptkbp:isNavigationalStar true
gptkbp:isOccultedByMoon true
gptkbp:isOccultedByPlanets occasionally
gptkbp:isOneOf brightest stars in night sky
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Taurus_constellation
gptkbp:luminosity about 518 times Sun
gptkbp:mass about 1.16 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity [Fe/H] = -0.13
gptkbp:nameOrigin Arabic (al-dabarān, 'the follower')
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Alpha_Tauri
gptkbp:parallax 49.97 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:V-shaped_Hyades_cluster_(apparent)
gptkb:Winter_Hexagon_asterism
Hyades cluster (line of sight, not member)
gptkbp:properMotionRA -188.94 mas/yr
62.78 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity 54.1 km/s
gptkbp:rankByBrightness 14th brightest star
gptkbp:rightAscension 04h 35m 55.2s
gptkbp:spectralType K5III
gptkbp:temperature about 3,900 K
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4