Epsilon Aurigae

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf star
gptkbp:age approximately 3 million years
gptkbp:category a variable star
gptkbp:climate approximately 7000 K
gptkbp:component Epsilon_Aurigae_A
Epsilon_Aurigae_B
gptkbp:diameter approximately 20 solar radii
gptkbp:hasDepartment yes
gptkbp:hasFeature extensively studied spectroscopically
gptkbp:hasHistoricalSignificance documented by various astronomers
important for understanding binary stars
gptkbp:hasRecognition 3.7
gptkbp:hasVariants yes
gptkbp:historicalEvent studied since the 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Epsilon Aurigae
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy yes
gptkbp:isFiledIn +0.5
gptkbp:isKnownFor its long period of eclipses
gptkbp:isLocatedIn northern celestial hemisphere
gptkbp:isNotableFor its unique light curve
gptkbp:isPartOf Milky Way Galaxy
stellar dynamics
the_Auriga_constellation
gptkbp:isServedBy amateur astronomers
gptkbp:isStudiedIn astrophysics
gptkbp:isUsedIn stellar modeling
gptkbp:length 2000 light years
gptkbp:lighting approximately 1000 solar luminosities
complex due to multiple components
due to eclipses
gptkbp:mission no known exoplanets
gptkbp:notableFeature long orbital period
used to study stellar evolution
by_John_Herschel
gptkbp:orbitalInclination 27.1 years
gptkbp:releaseYear 1821
gptkbp:type F0
eclipsing binary star
gptkbp:vision gptkb:Auriga
gptkbp:weight approximately 10 solar masses