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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:age
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~242 million years
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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gptkb:Sirius
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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-1.46
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:dog_days_of_summer
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gptkbp:binarySystem
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yes
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gptkbp:brightestStar
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night sky
constellation Canis Major
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:Gliese_244
gptkb:BD−16°1591
gptkb:FK5_208
gptkb:HD_48915
gptkb:HIP_32349
gptkb:HR_2491
gptkb:SAO_151881
gptkb:WDS_J06451-1643
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gptkbp:color
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blue-white
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkb:Dogon_people
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gptkbp:declination
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−16° 42′ 58″
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gptkbp:diameter
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1.711 solar radii
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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Ancient astronomers
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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8.6 light years
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gptkbp:hasCompanion
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gptkb:Sirius_B
gptkb:white_dwarf
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gptkbp:hasExoplanet
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no
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gptkbp:hasViewOf
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most of Earth
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gptkbp:heliacalRising
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late July (Ancient Egypt)
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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constellation Canis Major
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gptkbp:luminosity
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25.4 times Sun
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gptkbp:mass
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2.02 solar masses
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gptkbp:mentionedIn
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gptkb:Chinese_astronomy
gptkb:Homer's_Iliad
ancient Egyptian texts
Babylonian astronomy
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gptkbp:notableFor
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brightest star in the night sky
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gptkbp:parallax
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379.21 mas
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Sirius_binary_system
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gptkbp:properMotionRA
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−1223.07 mas/yr (Dec)
−546.01 mas/yr (RA)
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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06h 45m 08.9s
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gptkbp:risesIn
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winter (Northern Hemisphere)
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gptkbp:setsIn
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summer (Northern Hemisphere)
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gptkbp:spectralType
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A1V
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gptkbp:usedFor
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gptkb:navigation
calendar in Ancient Egypt
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sirius
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Dog Star
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