Alpha Carinae

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 10 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude -0.72
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 25,000 K
approximately 7,500 K
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:unknown
the 17th century
gptkbp:has_color -0.25
-0.24
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 10,000 times that of the Sun
approximately 500,000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_mechanic 0.1 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:has_radius approximately 71 times that of the Sun
approximately 30 solar radii
gptkbp:has_spectral_type A-class
O2 If*
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alpha Carinae
gptkbp:is_a brightest star in the Carina constellation
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Carina Nebula
gptkbp:is_in the list of the 20 brightest stars
gptkbp:is_located_near 330 light years from Earth
310 light years from Earth
gptkbp:is_one_of the brightest stars in the night sky
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Carina_constellation
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:is_used_in navigation by sailors
gptkbp:is_visible_from Southern Hemisphere
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Canopus
gptkbp:mass approximately 8.5 times that of the Sun
approximately 120 solar masses
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:Supernova
spectroscopic binary
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carina
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5