HD 39801

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age ~8-10 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Betelgeuse
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 0.42
gptkbp:brightestStar Orion (sometimes second to Rigel)
gptkbp:carbonAbundance enhanced
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:Hipparcos
gptkb:Henry_Draper_Catalogue
gptkb:Bright_Star_Catalogue
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:BD+07_1055
gptkb:HIP_27989
gptkb:HR_2061
gptkb:SAO_113271
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Orion
gptkbp:declination +07° 24′ 25.430″
gptkbp:diameter ~887 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy ancient astronomers
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~642.5 light-years
gptkbp:emits gptkb:X-rays
gptkb:radio_waves
infrared radiation
radiation therapy
visible light
gptkbp:evolutionaryStage red supergiant
gptkbp:expansion expected to explode as supernova
gptkbp:hasCompanion none confirmed
gptkbp:hasInfraredExcess yes
gptkbp:heliumAbundance high
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HD 39801
gptkbp:hydrogenAbundance depleted
gptkbp:IAUApprovedName gptkb:Betelgeuse
gptkbp:luminosity ~126,000 times Sun
gptkbp:mass ~16.5 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity −0.15 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Alpha_Orionis
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2019-2020_dimming_event
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Very_Large_Telescope
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:ALMA
gptkbp:oxygenAbundance enhanced
gptkbp:parallax 5.95 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Orion's_shoulder
gptkbp:properMotionRA 24.95 mas/yr
9.56 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity 21.91 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 05h 55m 10.3053s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 5 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType M1-2 Ia-ab
gptkbp:surfaceGravity ~0.0–0.5 cgs
gptkbp:temperature ~3,500 K
gptkbp:variableStar semiregular variable
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Betelgeuse
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6