Canis Majoris

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canis_Major
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude -12.9
gptkbp:area approximately 1,500 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:discovered_by modern astronomy
gptkbp:has_spectral_type M2 Iab
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canis Majoris
gptkbp:is_part_of Canis Major constellation
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:the_Sun
gptkbp:located_in approximately 3,000 light-years from Earth
gptkbp:mass approximately 25 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:type_of red supergiant