Alnitak

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age about 6.4
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.77
gptkbp:associatedNebula gptkb:Horsehead_Nebula
gptkb:Flame_Nebula
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:BD−01°_969
gptkb:HD_37742
gptkb:HIP_26727
gptkb:HR_1948
gptkb:SAO_132374
gptkb:WDS_J05407-0157
gptkb:FK5_208
gptkbp:colorIndex_UB −1.01
gptkbp:colorIndexB-V −0.21
gptkbp:component gptkb:Alnitak_Aa
gptkb:Alnitak_Ab
gptkb:Alnitak_B
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Orion
gptkbp:declination −01° 56′ 34″
gptkbp:diameter about 20
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:John_Herschel_(binary_nature)
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth approximately 736
gptkbp:evolutionaryStage supergiant
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:Alnitak_Ab
gptkb:Alnitak_B
gptkbp:hasExoplanet no known exoplanets
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alnitak
gptkbp:IAUApprovedName gptkb:Alnitak
gptkbp:luminosity about 100,000
gptkbp:mass about 33
gptkbp:metallicity −0.20
gptkbp:notableFor brightest O-type star visible to the naked eye
easternmost star in Orion's Belt
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Zeta_Orionis
gptkbp:parallax 4.43
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Orion's_Belt
gptkbp:properMotionRA 2.44 mas/yr
3.09 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity_kmps +25.2
gptkbp:rightAscension 05h 40m 45.5s
gptkbp:rotationalVelocity_kmps about 110
gptkbp:spectralType O9.5Ib
gptkbp:stellarSystem binary star system
gptkbp:temperature about 29,500
gptkbp:variableStar gptkb:Beta_Cephei_variable
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5