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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:age
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~242 million years
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Sirius
gptkb:Alpha_Canis_Majoris
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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1.42
-1.46
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gptkbp:binarySystem
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true
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gptkbp:catalogue
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gptkb:Hipparcos
gptkb:Henry_Draper_Catalogue
gptkb:Bright_Star_Catalogue
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gptkbp:colorIndexB-V
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+0.00
-0.05
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gptkbp:constellation
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gptkb:Canis_Major
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gptkbp:declination
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-16° 42′ 58.017″
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gptkbp:diameter
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1.711 solar radii
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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Ancient astronomers
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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8.6 light years
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gptkbp:hasCompanion
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gptkb:Sirius_B
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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HD 48915
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gptkbp:luminosity
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25.4 times solar luminosity
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gptkbp:mass
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2.02 solar masses
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gptkbp:metallicity
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[Fe/H] = +0.5
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gptkbp:notableFor
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brightest star in the night sky
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gptkbp:orbitalPeriodWithCompanion
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50.1 years
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gptkbp:parallax
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379.21 mas
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gptkbp:properMotionRA
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-1223.07 mas/yr
-546.01 mas/yr
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gptkbp:radialVelocity
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-5.5 km/s
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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06h 45m 08.9173s
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gptkbp:spectralType
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A1V
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gptkbp:temperature
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9940 K
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:FK5_653
gptkb:Sirius
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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