Alpha Canis Majoris A

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Alpha_Canis_Majoris_A
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alpha Canis Majoris A
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