Hadar triple star system

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf binary star system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Beta_Centauri
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 0.61
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:HD_122451
gptkb:HIP_68702
gptkb:HR_5267
gptkb:SAO_252582
gptkb:CD−60°5293
gptkb:WDS_J14039-6022
gptkb:FK5_526
GC 18841
gptkbp:colorIndexB-V -0.23
-0.93
gptkbp:component gptkb:Beta_Centauri_Aa
gptkb:Beta_Centauri_Ab
gptkb:Beta_Centauri_B
gptkbp:declination -60° 22′ 23″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1834
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~390 light years
gptkbp:eponymOf Hadar (Arabic for 'ground' or 'settled area')
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hadar triple star system
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Centaurus
gptkbp:luminosity ~25,000 times Sun (Ab)
~66,000 times Sun (Aa)
~870 times Sun (B)
gptkbp:mass ~10 solar masses (Ab)
~4 solar masses (B)
~14 solar masses (Aa)
gptkbp:notableFor one of the brightest stars in the southern sky
gptkbp:orbitType 357 days (Aa-Ab)
~1,500 years (A-B)
gptkbp:parallax 0.48 mas
8.31 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA -33.18 mas/yr
-13.56 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity -9 km/s
gptkbp:rankInBrightnessInCentaurus 2
gptkbp:rankInBrightnessInNightSky 10
gptkbp:rightAscension 14h 03m 49.4s
gptkbp:spectralType B1 III
B1 V
gptkbp:usedFor celestial navigation
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hadar_C
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7