Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:star
|
| gptkbp:apparent_magnitude |
2.87
|
| gptkbp:average_temperature |
approximately 20,000 K
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
ancient times
|
| gptkbp:has_color |
-0.25
|
| gptkbp:has_luminosity |
about 1,500 times that of the Sun
|
| gptkbp:has_radius |
approximately 3.5 solar radii
about 3.5 solar radii |
| gptkbp:has_spectral_type |
B2 IV
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Beta Lupi
|
| gptkbp:included |
star catalogs
|
| gptkbp:is_a |
gptkb:main-sequence_star
blue giant star |
| gptkbp:is_approximately |
130 light years away from Earth
|
| gptkbp:is_associated_with |
various mythologies
stellar clusters |
| gptkbp:is_considered_as |
a reference point for celestial navigation
a benchmark for other stars a significant star in its constellation |
| gptkbp:is_in |
the southern celestial hemisphere
|
| gptkbp:is_located_in |
constellation Lupus
|
| gptkbp:is_located_near |
130 light years from Earth
|
| gptkbp:is_noted_for |
its historical significance in astronomy
its rapid rotation its brightness in the night sky its position in the sky its brightness variability its contribution to understanding stellar lifecycles its high surface temperature its role in stellar dynamics |
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
telescopes
various wavelengths its spectral lines its light curve |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
the stellar population the celestial sphere the HR diagram the constellation's asterism the astronomical catalogues the cosmic web the celestial coordinate system the local stellar neighborhood the galactic structure the stellar classification system constellation Lupus the astronomical community's research the star formation region the Scorpius-Centaurus Association |
| gptkbp:is_related_to |
stellar evolution
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_for |
its chemical composition
its evolutionary stage its magnetic field |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
astrophysics
|
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
astrometric measurements
stellar distance measurements stellar classification studies stellar population synthesis studies navigation by sailors in the southern hemisphere |
| gptkbp:is_visible_from |
gptkb:true
the southern sky |
| gptkbp:known_as |
gptkb:Beta_Lupi
|
| gptkbp:mass |
approximately 5.5 solar masses
about 5.5 solar masses |
| gptkbp:scientific_classification |
a variable star
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Lupus_constellation
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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