Alpha Canis Minoris

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
binary star system
gptkbp:age 1.87 billion years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 0.34
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:α_Canis_Minoris
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Sirius
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:GCTP_1817.00
gptkb:ADS_6251
gptkb:BD+05_1668
gptkb:Gliese_280
gptkb:HD_61421
gptkb:HIP_37279
gptkb:HR_2943
gptkb:LHS_219
gptkb:SAO_115756
gptkb:WDS_J07393+0514
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Canis_Minor
gptkbp:culturalSignificance one of the 'Winter Triangle' stars
gptkbp:declination +05° 13′ 29.955″
gptkbp:diameter 2.048 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel_(binary_nature)
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1844
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 11.46 light years
gptkbp:eclipticLatitude -1.0°
117.0°
gptkbp:FlamsteedDesignation gptkb:10_Canis_Minoris
gptkbp:galacticLatitude +13.0°
213.7°
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:Procyon_B
white dwarf
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alpha Canis Minoris
gptkbp:luminosity 6.93 solar luminosities
gptkbp:mass 1.5 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.05 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Procyon
gptkbp:parallax 285.93 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Winter_Triangle
gptkbp:properMotionRA -716.57 mas/yr
-1036.84 mas/yr
gptkbp:rankByBrightness 8th brightest star in the night sky
gptkbp:rightAscension 07h 39m 18.1195s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 3.16 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType F5IV-V
gptkbp:surfaceGravity 3.96 (log g)
gptkbp:temperature 6,530 K
gptkbp:variableStar no
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Procyon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5