Epsilon Lupi

GPTKB entity

Statements (81)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 1 billion years
approximately 10 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 3.36
approximately 3.5
approximately 0.5
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 4,800 K
approximately 20,000 K
gptkbp:color gptkb:orange
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Lupus
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Giant
gptkbp:coordinates -4.5 degrees
240.1 degrees
gptkbp:cultural_heritage 22 Lupi
gptkbp:cultural_references mentioned in various star catalogs
gptkbp:discovery known since antiquity
gptkbp:distance approximately 50 light years
approximately 27 parsecs
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 15 parsecs
gptkbp:formulation gptkb:none
gptkbp:galactic_latitude -1.2 degrees
gptkbp:galactic_longitude 339.5 degrees
gptkbp:has_bayer_designation gptkb:Epsilon_Lupi
ε Lupi
gptkbp:has_color -0.25
gptkbp:has_companion none known
gptkbp:has_henry_draper_designation HD 139139
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 1,500 times that of the Sun
approximately 3.5 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_mechanic -0.12 arcseconds/year
-0.15 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:has_radius approximately 3.5 solar radii
about 1.5 solar radii
gptkbp:has_spectral_type B2 V
gptkbp:hipparcos_catalog_number HIP 76412
gptkbp:historical_significance used in navigation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Epsilon Lupi
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:main-sequence_star
gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:Giant
gptkb:star
hot star
blue giant star
spectroscopic binary star system
luminous blue variable star
hot blue star
spectral class B star
stellar binary
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Lupus constellation
gptkbp:is_in the southern celestial hemisphere
gptkbp:is_known_for its brightness in the night sky
gptkbp:is_located_near 90 light years from Earth
gptkbp:is_observed_in optical wavelengths
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
the local stellar neighborhood
constellation Lupus
the Scorpius-Centaurus association
the Scorpius-Centaurus star-forming region
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_visible_from visible to the naked eye
with the naked eye
the southern sky
gptkbp:lighting none known
not detected
one of the brighter stars in its constellation
gptkbp:location_in_sky southern hemisphere
gptkbp:mass approximately 6.5 solar masses
about 1.2 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity approximately solar metallicity
slightly higher than solar
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 5.5 days
gptkbp:parallax 0.065 arcseconds
gptkbp:proper_motion_in_dec -0.020 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:proper_motion_in_ra -0.045 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:rotation_period about 25 days
gptkbp:specification HR 5460
gptkbp:spectral_classification K1 III
gptkbp:speed moderate
gptkbp:type spectral type K
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lupus_constellation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6