Erakis

GPTKB entity

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