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