Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:age |
gptkb:the_Sun
|
| gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
-0.5
0.85 -0.63 |
| gptkbp:average_temperature |
approximately 4,000 K
|
| gptkbp:contains_star |
gptkb:Taurus
in the night sky |
| gptkbp:date |
1973-06-12
|
| gptkbp:distance_from_earth |
65 light years
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
gptkb:orange
orange-red |
| gptkbp:has_luminosity |
about 1,500 times that of the Sun
about 150 times that of the Sun |
| gptkbp:has_radius |
about 44 times that of the Sun
44.2 times that of the Sun 44 times that of the Sun |
| gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
gptkb:K5_III
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Aldebaran
|
| gptkbp:is_a |
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:Giant gptkb:star stellar evolution stage binary star system (possible) optical double star (historically considered) red giant branch star red supergiant (historically classified) spectroscopic binary (historically considered) target for exoplanet searches |
| gptkbp:is_approximately |
1.5 billion years old
65 million years old 65 light years away from Earth |
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
the month of April
various myths and cultures the astrological sign Taurus |
| gptkbp:is_followed_by |
the planet Venus
the star Beta Tauri |
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
its reddish hue
|
| gptkbp:is_located_at |
Declination +16° 500 33.2
Right Ascension 04h 35m 55.240s |
| gptkbp:is_located_in |
gptkb:Taurus_constellation
|
| gptkbp:is_often_compared_to |
gptkb:the_Sun
|
| gptkbp:is_one_of |
the brightest stars in the night sky
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:Hyades_star_cluster
gptkb:Taurus gptkb:the_Hyades_cluster the zodiac the Taurus constellation |
| gptkbp:is_the_eye_of |
the Bull in astrology
|
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
gptkb:navigation
navigation by sailors navigation by ancient cultures |
| gptkbp:is_visible_from |
gptkb:true
the northern hemisphere the naked eye |
| gptkbp:known_as |
gptkb:Alpha_Tauri
|
| gptkbp:mass |
1.7 times that of the Sun
|
| gptkbp:named_after |
the Arabic word for 'the follower'
|
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
the star Alpha Tauri
|
| gptkbp:scientific_classification |
a red giant star
|
| gptkbp:type_of |
gptkb:Giant
red giant |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Vela
gptkb:Alpha_Tauri gptkb:Winter_Hexagon gptkb:Taurus gptkb:Eridanus gptkb:Enya gptkb:Lynx gptkb:The_New_Trolls |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|