Canopus

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude -0.72
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:CD-52_1438
gptkb:FK5_245
gptkb:GCRV_3716
gptkb:GC_9192
gptkb:HD_45348
gptkb:HIP_30438
gptkb:HR_2326
gptkb:LTT_2372
gptkb:SAO_234480
gptkb:WDS_J06239-5241A
gptkb:PLX_1462
PPM 360403
gptkbp:color white
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Carina
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Associated with the Maori as Atutahi
Important in ancient Egyptian astronomy
Known as Carinae in Chinese astronomy
Known as Suhail in Arabic
Mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy
Used in Hindu astronomy
Used in Polynesian navigation
Used in spacecraft attitude control (Canopus star tracker)
gptkbp:declination -52° 41′ 44″
gptkbp:diameter 71 solar radii
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~310 light years
gptkbp:firstCataloguedBy gptkb:Ptolemy
gptkbp:hasNoKnownPlanets True
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canopus
gptkbp:luminosity 10,700 times Sun
gptkbp:mass 8.0 solar masses
gptkbp:namedAfter mythical pilot Canopus
gptkbp:notableFor Second brightest star in the night sky
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Alpha_Carinae
gptkbp:rankByBrightness 2
gptkbp:rightAscension 06h 23m 57.1s
gptkbp:spectralType A9II
gptkbp:temperature 7,400 K
gptkbp:usedForNavigation Yes
gptkbp:usedIn Celestial navigation
gptkbp:variableStar No
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_nuclear_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5