Alpha Canis Majoris A

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Alpha_Canis_Majoris_A

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:star
gptkbp:age	~242 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude	1.42 -1.46
gptkbp:catalogueNumber	gptkb:BD-16_1591 gptkb:WDS_J06451-1643A gptkb:FK5_208 gptkb:GC_8896 gptkb:HD_48915 gptkb:HIP_32349 gptkb:HR_2491 gptkb:SAO_151881 ADS 5423 A
gptkbp:constellation	gptkb:Canis_Major
gptkbp:declination	-16° 42′ 58.017″
gptkbp:diameter	1.711 solar radii
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth	8.6 light years
gptkbp:hasCompanion	Alpha Canis Majoris B
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Canis_Major
gptkbp:luminosity	25.4 times solar luminosity
gptkbp:mass	2.02 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity	+0.5 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:otherName	gptkb:Sirius_A
gptkbp:parallax	379.21 mas
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Sirius_binary_system
gptkbp:properMotionRA	-546.01 mas/yr (RA), -1223.07 mas/yr (Dec)
gptkbp:rightAscension	06h 45m 08.9173s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod	16 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType	A1V
gptkbp:temperature	9,940 K
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sirius_A
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Alpha Canis Majoris A