Beta Canis Majoris

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
blue giant
gptkbp:age ~11 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.98
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:GC_8232
gptkb:HD_44743
gptkb:HIP_30324
gptkb:HR_2294
gptkb:SAO_151428
2MASS J06224198-1757210
BD-17 1467
FK5 225
GSC 05998-02236
TYC 5998-2236-1
WDS J06225-1757A
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Canis_Major
gptkbp:declination -17° 57′ 21.03″
gptkbp:diameter ~13.5 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy ancient astronomers
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~500 light years
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Earth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beta Canis Majoris
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Canis_Major
gptkbp:luminosity ~13,400 times Sun
gptkbp:mass ~8.4 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.08 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:notableFor one of the brightest stars in Canis Major
prototype of Beta Cephei variables
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Mirzam
gptkbp:parallax 6.53 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA -3.49 mas/yr
+4.94 mas/yr
gptkbp:rightAscension 06h 22m 41.986s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 33 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType B1II-III
gptkbp:temperature ~23,150 K
gptkbp:variableType gptkb:Beta_Cephei_variable
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canis_Majoris
gptkb:Mirzam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7