Hadar

E481661

Hadar is a prominent blue-white giant star, also known as Beta Centauri, and one of the brightest stars in the southern sky.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Hadar canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf blue-white giant star
multiple star system
star
alsoKnownAs Agena
Beta Centauri
β Centauri
linked to: Beta Centauri
hasAge_Myr ~10–15
hasApparentMagnitude 0.61
hasColor blue-white
hasComponent Beta Centauri A
linked to: Beta Centauri

Beta Centauri B
linked to: Beta Centauri

Beta Centauri C
linked to: Beta Centauri
hasConstellation Centaurus
hasCulturalSignificanceIn southern hemisphere navigation traditions
hasDeclination −60°22′23″
hasDistanceFromEarth_ly ~390
hasDistanceFromEarth_pc ~120
hasEffectiveTemperature_K ~25000
hasFlamsteedDesignation β Centauri
linked to: Beta Centauri
hasGalacticPopulation Population I
hasHenryDraperNumber HD 122451
hasHipparcosNumber HIP 68702
hasHRNumber HR 5267
hasLuminosityMultipleOfSun >10000
hasMassMultipleOfSun >10
hasProperMotion measurable
hasRadialVelocity_km_s ~+4
hasRightAscension 14h03m49s
hasSpectralType B1III
hasStellarClassification B-type giant
hasVariableType spectroscopic binary
isAmongBrightestStars true
isBayerDesignationOf Beta Centauri
isCataloguedIn Henry Draper Catalogue
Hipparcos Catalogue
isInConstellation Centaurus
isNavigationStar true
isNearOnSky Alpha Centauri
Crux constellation
isOneOfBrightestInSouthernSky true
isPartOf Milky Way
isPartOfAsterism Southern Pointers
isUsedIn celestial navigation
isVisibleFromHemisphere Southern Hemisphere
parts of Northern Hemisphere
isYoungerThan Sun
willEndAs supernova candidate

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