Beta Aurigae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Beta_Aurigae
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beta Aurigae
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 binary star system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Menkalinan
gptkb:SAO_30455
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7