Menkib

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 4.04
-5.8
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:FK5_120
gptkb:HD_24912
gptkb:BD+39_807
GC 4782
HIP 18859
HR 1203
ADS 2888
SAO 56799
WDS J04052+4002
gptkbp:colorIndexB-V -0.24
-1.01
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Perseus
gptkbp:declination +40° 57′ 20″
gptkbp:diameter about 14 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy known since antiquity
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth approximately 950 light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Menkib
gptkbp:luminosity about 263,000 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:mass about 40 solar masses
gptkbp:nameOrigin Arabic 'mankib', meaning 'shoulder'
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Xi_Persei
gptkbp:parallax 3.44 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA +7.63 mas/yr
-2.79 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity -47.6 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 04h 00m 48.4s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 220 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType O7.5III(n)((f))
gptkbp:temperature about 35,000 K
gptkbp:variableStar yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Beta_Cephei_variable_stars
gptkb:HD_5394
gptkb:Xi_Persei
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8