Beta Canis Majoris

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mirzam
gptkb:Gomeisa
gptkb:Gomeisa_A
gptkb:Gomeisa_B
gptkb:Aludra
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 1.85
gptkbp:area approximately 5.5 solar radii
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 25,000 K
gptkbp:contains in the night sky
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:theorem
both hemispheres
gptkbp:discovered_by ancient times
gptkbp:followed_by the constellation of Canis Minor
gptkbp:has_color -0.30
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 20,000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type B1 III
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beta Canis Majoris
gptkbp:is_associated_with the myth of the hunter in various cultures
gptkbp:is_atype_of blue giant star
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Mirzam
gptkbp:is_located_near 500 light years away
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
the Winter Hexagon
Canis Major constellation
gptkbp:is_referenced_in celestial navigation
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:hospital
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:Sirius_A
gptkbp:mass approximately 8.5 solar masses
gptkbp:region the Orion Arm of the Milky Way
gptkbp:scientific_classification a variable star