Delta Cephei

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf variable star
gptkbp:diameter approximately 40 solar radii
gptkbp:hasColor yellow-white
periodic light curve
gptkbp:hasDepartment gptkb:Delta_Cephei_B
gptkbp:hasDescription BD+60° 2524
HR 8771
SAO 12345
gptkbp:hasFeature 3.68 mas
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance first Cepheid variable discovered
gptkbp:hasProductLine -0.12 arcseconds/year
-0.10 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:hasRecognition 4.07
-5.25
gptkbp:hasTechnology approximately 6,500 K
gptkbp:hasVariants gptkb:classical_Cepheid
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Delta Cephei
gptkbp:is true
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith Cepheid_distance_ladder
gptkbp:isAttendedBy pulsation mode changes
gptkbp:isFiledIn 0.45
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Henry_Draper_Catalog
constellation_Cepheus
gptkbp:isMonitoredBy professional observatories
gptkbp:isNotableFor its brightness variations
gptkbp:isNotedFor its regular pulsation
gptkbp:isPartOf Milky Way galaxy
stellar population studies
Cepheid variable stars group
variable star classification system
gptkbp:isRelatedTo gptkb:Hertzsprung-Russell_diagram
gptkbp:isServedBy amateur astronomers
photometry studies
gptkbp:isStudiedIn stellar evolution research
gptkbp:isUsedFor testing stellar models
gptkbp:isUsedIn northern celestial hemisphere
distance measurement in astronomy
calibrating distance scales
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn astronomical catalogs
gptkbp:length 887 light years
gptkbp:lighting approximately 2,000 solar luminosities
gptkbp:namedAfter Cepheus,_the_King_in_Greek_mythology
gptkbp:period 5.366 days
gptkbp:releaseYear 1784
gptkbp:type Cepheid variable
F8Ib
gptkbp:weight approximately 5 solar masses