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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:star
named star
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gptkbp:age
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about 6.6 billion years
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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0.85
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gptkbp:BayerDesignation
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gptkb:Alpha_Tauri
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:ADS_3321
gptkb:WDS_J04359+1631
gptkb:BD+16_629
gptkb:FK5_111
gptkb:HD_29139
gptkb:HIP_21421
gptkb:HR_1457
gptkb:SAO_94027
GC 5582
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:orange
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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star in many ancient cultures
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gptkbp:declination
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+16° 30′ 33″
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gptkbp:diameter
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about 44.2 solar radii
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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about 65 light-years
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gptkbp:eclipticLatitude
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about 69°
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gptkbp:evolutionaryStage
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red giant branch
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gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation
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gptkb:87_Tauri
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gptkbp:hasCompanion
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suspected red dwarf
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gptkbp:hasExoplanet
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gptkb:Aldebaran_b_(unconfirmed)
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gptkbp:hasOpticalCompanion
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yes
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gptkbp:hasViewOf
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gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere (partially)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Aldebaran of Taurus
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gptkbp:IAUApprovedName
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gptkb:Aldebaran
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gptkbp:isNavigationalStar
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yes
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gptkbp:isRoyalStar
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yes (Persian astronomy)
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gptkbp:isSingleStar
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yes (primary)
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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constellation Taurus
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gptkbp:luminosity
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about 518 times Sun
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gptkbp:mass
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about 1.16 solar masses
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gptkbp:metallicity
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[Fe/H] ≈ -0.13
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gptkbp:nameOrigin
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Arabic, meaning 'the Follower'
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gptkbp:notableFor
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one of the brightest stars in the night sky
brightest star in Taurus
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gptkbp:otherName
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gptkb:Alpha_Tauri
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gptkbp:parallax
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about 50.09 mas
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gptkbp:partOf
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Hyades cluster (line of sight, not member)
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gptkbp:properMotionRA
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about 62 mas/yr in RA, -189 mas/yr in Dec
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gptkbp:radialVelocity
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54.1 km/s
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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04h 35m 55.2s
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gptkbp:spectralType
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K5III
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gptkbp:temperature
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about 3,900 K
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gptkbp:variableStar
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slow irregular variable
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gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye
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yes
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Saint_Seiya
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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