Beta Aurigae

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:star gptkb:binary_star_system
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude	1.90
gptkbp:BayerDesignation	gptkb:β_Aurigae
gptkbp:catalogueNumber	gptkb:HD_40183 gptkb:HIP_28360 gptkb:HR_2088
gptkbp:colorIndexB-V	+0.06
gptkbp:component	gptkb:Beta_Aurigae_A gptkb:Beta_Aurigae_B
gptkbp:constellation	gptkb:Auriga
gptkbp:declination	+44° 56′ 50″
gptkbp:diameter	2.9 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1781
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth	81 light years
gptkbp:eclipsingBinaryType	Algol-type
gptkbp:hasViewOf	gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:IAUApprovedName	gptkb:Menkalinan
gptkbp:luminosity	60 times solar
gptkbp:mass	2.7 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity	−0.08 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:orbitType	3.96 days
gptkbp:otherName	gptkb:Menkalinan
gptkbp:parallax	40.90 mas
gptkbp:rightAscension	05h 59m 31.7s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod	33 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType	A2IV
gptkbp:temperature	9,200 K
gptkbp:variableType	gptkb:binary_star_system
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Menkalinan gptkb:SAO_30455
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Beta Aurigae