Dog Star

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age ~242 million years
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Sirius
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude -1.46
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:dog_days_of_summer
gptkbp:binarySystem yes
gptkbp:brightestStar night sky
constellation Canis Major
gptkbp:catalogueNumber 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
gptkbp:color blue-white
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkb:Dogon_people
gptkbp:declination −16° 42′ 58″
gptkbp:diameter 1.711 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy Ancient astronomers
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 8.6 light years
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:Sirius_B
white dwarf
gptkbp:hasExoplanet no
gptkbp:hasViewOf most of Earth
gptkbp:heliacalRising late July (Ancient Egypt)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dog Star
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Canis Major
gptkbp:luminosity 25.4 times Sun
gptkbp:mass 2.02 solar masses
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Chinese_astronomy
gptkb:Homer's_Iliad
ancient Egyptian texts
Babylonian astronomy
gptkbp:notableFor brightest star in the night sky
gptkbp:parallax 379.21 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Sirius_binary_system
gptkbp:properMotionRA −1223.07 mas/yr (Dec)
−546.01 mas/yr (RA)
gptkbp:rightAscension 06h 45m 08.9s
gptkbp:risesIn winter (Northern Hemisphere)
gptkbp:setsIn summer (Northern Hemisphere)
gptkbp:spectralType A1V
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:navigation
calendar in Ancient Egypt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sirius
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6