Properties (46)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
star
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
various cultures
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gptkbp:firstPublished |
gptkb:Ptolemy
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gptkbp:hasDepartment |
gptkb:Sirius_B
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gptkbp:hasDescription |
A
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gptkbp:hasFacilities |
about 2.1 solar masses
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gptkbp:hasGoals |
about 1.7 solar radii
about 50.1 years |
gptkbp:hasRecognition |
-1.46
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gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent |
A1V
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gptkbp:hasTechnology |
approximately 9940 K
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alpha Canis Majoris
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gptkbp:isA |
astronomical object
binary star system spectroscopic binary variable star stellar object main-sequence star celestial object hot star navigational star bright star luminary double star famous star historically significant star important star notable star popular star well-studied star white_star brightest_star_in_Canis_Major |
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy |
yes
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gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
the dog days of summer
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gptkbp:isAvailableIn |
8.6 light years away from Earth
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gptkbp:isFiledIn |
-0.03
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gptkbp:isKnownFor |
its brightness
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gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
the Milky Way galaxy
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gptkbp:isPartOf |
Canis Major constellation
the Canis Major constellation the_Winter_Hexagon |
gptkbp:isTaughtIn |
the night sky
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gptkbp:isUsedIn |
navigation by sailors
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gptkbp:isUtilizedIn |
both hemispheres
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gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs |
gptkb:Sirius
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gptkbp:resolution |
about 25 times that of the Sun
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