Epsilon Aurigae A

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 3 million years
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 7000 K
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Auriga
gptkbp:discovery_year 1821
gptkbp:distance 2000 light years
gptkbp:eclipsing_period approximately 27 years
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:HD_31964
gptkbp:formulation eclipsing binary
gptkbp:has_companion gptkb:Epsilon_Aurigae_B
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 10000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_radius approximately 70 solar radii
gptkbp:has_spectral_type F0
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the first stars recognized as a binary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Epsilon Aurigae A
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:lighting magnitude 3.7
characterized by periodic dips in brightness
up to 0.5 magnitudes
gptkbp:mass approximately 15 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity solar metallicity
gptkbp:notable_feature surrounded by a disk of material
gptkbp:research notable for its long-term variability
gptkbp:rotation_period approximately 1.5 days
gptkbp:system part of a binary system
gptkbp:type gptkb:Supernova
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Epsilon_Aurigae
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7