Gamma Velorum

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vela
gptkbp:age 1 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 1.6
gptkbp:area approximately 5 solar radii
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 20,000 K
gptkbp:controls gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:battle
amateur astronomers
southern hemisphere night sky
gptkbp:distance about 80 light years
gptkbp:has_color -0.2
gptkbp:has_friend Gamma Velorum B
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 3,000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type B2 IV
gptkbp:has_team -0.12 arcseconds/year in Dec
0.15 arcseconds/year in RA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gamma Velorum
gptkbp:includes astronomical databases
star catalogs
gptkbp:is_associated_with stellar evolution studies
stellar formation regions
gptkbp:is_considered_as a navigational star
gptkbp:is_known_for its blue color
its role in navigation history
also known as Suhail
gptkbp:is_located_near other bright stars
gptkbp:is_noted_for its brightness
its high temperature
gptkbp:is_observed_in telescopes
various wavelengths including infrared
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Vela_constellation
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
multiple star systems
the celestial sphere
the local stellar neighborhood
stellar associations
IC 2391 cluster
the Milky Way's disk
constellation Vela
the Vela supernova remnant
the southern sky's bright stars
gptkbp:is_studied_in astronomers worldwide
its binary nature
gptkbp:is_used_in astrophysics research
navigation by sailors
stellar classification studies
gptkbp:lighting most stars in the night sky
gptkbp:located_in southern celestial hemisphere
gptkbp:mass approximately 10 solar masses
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:star
gptkbp:type_of B-type giant star