Algieba

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 2.24
gptkbp:components gptkb:Algieba_A
gptkb:Algieba_B
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Leo
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Algieba_B
gptkbp:discovery known since antiquity
gptkbp:distance approximately 130 light years
gptkbp:has_color gptkb:orange
1.25
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 50 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_mechanic -0.01 arcsec/yr
-0.02 arcsec/yr
-0.020 mas/yr
-0.021 mas/yr
gptkbp:has_radius approximately 10 times that of the Sun
approximately 15 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:K3_III
gptkbp:has_title gptkb:Gamma_Leonis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Algieba
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:Giant
gptkbp:is_approximately 600 million years old
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
the northern celestial hemisphere
gptkbp:is_notable_for its brightness and color
gptkbp:is_observed_in astrophotography
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Leo_constellation
the zodiac
the celestial sphere
the zodiacal constellation
gptkbp:is_used_in navigation by astronomers
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:true
the northern hemisphere
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Gamma_Leonis
the Lion's Heart
gptkbp:mass approximately 5 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:name gptkb:Gamma_Leonis
gptkbp:named_after the Arabic word for 'the lion's mane'
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:Alpha_Leonis
Gulab
Algebar
Algeiba
gptkbp:scientific_classification a double star
gptkbp:system gptkb:true
gptkbp:type gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leo
gptkb:Lynx
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5