HD 48915

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canis_Major
gptkbp:age approximately 200 million years
1 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude -0.73
gptkbp:area approximately 1.7 solar radii
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 9940 K
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Canis_Major
gptkbp:controls gptkb:Sirius_star_system
gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:cultural_references featured in various literature and media
gptkbp:declination -16° 42' 58.017
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:theorem
visible in both hemispheres
gptkbp:distance approximately 50 light years
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.6
gptkbp:has_color -0.03
gptkbp:has_friend gptkb:Sirius_B
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 25 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:A0_V
gptkbp:has_team +1.33 arcseconds/year
-0.54 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:historical_significance important in ancient navigation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HD 48915
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:Sirius_A
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way
brightest stars in the night sky
gptkbp:located_in constellation Canis Major
gptkbp:mass approximately 2.1 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity solar metallicity
gptkbp:navigation_system gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 50.1 years
gptkbp:region Galactic plane
gptkbp:right_ascension 6h 45m 8.9173s
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:star