Kaus Australis

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 1.85
1.79
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 4,800 K
gptkbp:contains_star none known
the Omega Sagittarii system
gptkbp:distance approximately 130 light years
gptkbp:has_color gptkb:orange
1.25
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 50 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_mechanic 0.15 arcseconds/year in right ascension
-0.12 arcseconds/year in declination
gptkbp:has_radius approximately 10 times that of the Sun
approximately 12 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type K1 III
B9.5 III
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kaus Australis
gptkbp:included star catalogs
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:Giant
gptkbp:is_approximately 143 light years away from Earth
gptkbp:is_associated_with the mythological figure of the archer
the Sagittarius constellation's mythology
gptkbp:is_in the southern celestial hemisphere
gptkbp:is_located_at approximately 120 light years from Earth
declination -26° 24' 36"
right ascension 18h 24m 30s
gptkbp:is_located_in southern celestial hemisphere
gptkbp:is_notable_for its brightness and visibility
being one of the brightest stars in Sagittarius
gptkbp:is_observed_in amateur astronomers
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
the Milky Way's galactic plane
constellation Sagittarius
the asterism known as the Teapot
the summer triangle in the sky
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:navigation
astrological interpretations
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
summer months in the Northern Hemisphere
winter months in the Southern Hemisphere
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Epsilon_Sagittarii
gptkbp:mass approximately 2.5 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:scientific_classification a K-type giant star
gptkbp:type_of spectral type K
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sagittarius
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5