Canopus (F0 II)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Canopus_(F0_II)
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude -0.72
-5.53
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:CD-52_1438
gptkb:GCRV_3716
gptkb:HD_45348
gptkb:HIP_30438
gptkb:HR_2326
gptkb:SAO_234480
gptkb:PLX_1462
gptkb:CPD-52_971
gptkb:GC_8627
gptkb:LTT_2357
gptkb:Simbad_ID:_alf_Car
PPM 360262
gptkbp:colorIndexB-V +0.15
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Carina
gptkbp:declination -52° 41′ 44″
gptkbp:diameter ~71 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy ancient astronomers
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~310 light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canopus (F0 II)
gptkbp:luminosity ~10,700 times Sun
gptkbp:mass ~8.0 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.07 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:namedAfter mythical Canopus, pilot of Menelaus
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Alpha_Carinae
gptkbp:parallax 10.43 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA +19.99 mas/yr
+23.67 mas/yr
gptkbp:rankInBrightness 2nd brightest star in night sky
gptkbp:rightAscension 06h 23m 57.1s
gptkbp:spectralType F0 II
gptkbp:temperature 7,400 K
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:variableStar no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:F-type_stars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7