Statements (20)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:star
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Mu_Cephei
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude |
4.08
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gptkbp:color |
red
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gptkbp:constellation |
gptkb:Cepheus
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gptkbp:declination |
+58° 46′ 48″
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gptkbp:diameter |
about 1,000 times the Sun's radius
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:William_Herschel
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
approximately 2,400 light years
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gptkbp:galaxyType |
red supergiant
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Erakis
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gptkbp:luminosity |
about 350,000 times the Sun's luminosity
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gptkbp:mass |
about 19 solar masses
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gptkbp:notableFor |
one of the largest and most luminous stars visible to the naked eye
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gptkbp:otherName |
gptkb:Herschel's_Garnet_Star
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gptkbp:rightAscension |
21h 43m 30.5s
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gptkbp:spectralType |
M2Ia
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gptkbp:variableStar |
semiregular variable
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mu_Cephei
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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