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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:star
red supergiant
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gptkbp:age
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~10 million years
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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1.83
-6.87
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gptkbp:BayerDesignation
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δ Canis Majoris
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gptkbp:catalogue
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gptkb:FK5_273
gptkb:GC_9562
gptkb:HD_54605
gptkb:HIP_34444
gptkb:HR_2693
BD-27 1781
CD-27 3579
GSC 06590-01836
SAO 173764
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gptkbp:colorIndexB-V
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+0.67
+0.44
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gptkbp:constellation
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gptkb:Canis_Major
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gptkbp:declination
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-26° 23′ 35″
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gptkbp:diameter
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~215 solar radii
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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ancient astronomers
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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~1,600 light years
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gptkbp:evolutionaryStage
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post-main sequence
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gptkbp:expansion
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will become a white dwarf or supernova
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gptkbp:hasViewOf
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gptkb:Earth
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gptkbp:heliumFusion
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yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Delta Canis Majoris
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gptkbp:luminosity
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~82,000 times Sun
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gptkbp:mass
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~17 solar masses
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gptkbp:metallicity
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-0.15 [Fe/H]
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gptkbp:notableFor
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one of the brightest stars in Canis Major
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gptkbp:otherName
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gptkb:Wezen
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gptkbp:parallax
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2.01 mas
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gptkbp:properMotionRA
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-3.46 mas/yr
+3.35 mas/yr
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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07h 08m 23.5s
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gptkbp:spectralType
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F8Ia
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gptkbp:temperature
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5,818 K
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gptkbp:variableStar
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no
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Canis_Majoris
gptkb:Wezen
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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