Capella (HD 34029 A)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Capella_(HD_34029_A)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age 590 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 0.08
gptkbp:component Capella binary system
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Auriga
gptkbp:declination +45° 59′ 52.769″
gptkbp:diameter 11.98 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1899
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 42.9 light-years
gptkbp:hasCompanion Capella (HD 34029 B)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capella (HD 34029 A)
gptkbp:luminosity 78.7 times solar luminosity
gptkbp:mass 2.69 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity [Fe/H] = -0.08
gptkbp:orbitType 104.0217 days
gptkbp:otherDesignation gptkb:HR_1708
gptkb:HIP_24608
gptkb:SAO_40186
Alpha Aurigae Aa
BD+45 1077
GC 6486
gptkbp:parallax 76.20 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Capella_system
gptkbp:properMotionRA +75.52 mas/yr
-427.10 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity +29.2 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 05h 16m 41.3587s
gptkbp:spectralType G8III
gptkbp:temperature 4,970 K
gptkbp:variableType none (not variable)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HD_34029_B
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7