Nord

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nord

GPTKB entity

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Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:star French legislative constituency
gptkbp:age	70 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Polaris
gptkbp:alternativeName	North_Star
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude	1.98
gptkbp:areaTotalKm2	5743
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Belgium gptkb:Aisne gptkb:Pas-de-Calais gptkb:Somme
gptkbp:catalogueNumber	gptkb:FK5_37 gptkb:GC_2243 gptkb:HR_424 gptkb:Alpha_Ursae_Minoris gptkb:BD+88_8 gptkb:HD_8890 gptkb:HIP_11767 gptkb:SAO_308 gptkb:WDS_J02318+8915 gptkb:ADS_1477
gptkbp:coatOfArms	Blason département fr Nord.svg
gptkbp:component	gptkb:Polaris_Aa Polaris Ab
gptkbp:country	gptkb:France
gptkbp:created	1790
gptkbp:declination	+89° 15′ 50.8″
gptkbp:department	59
gptkbp:diameter	37.5 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:William_Herschel_(Polaris_B,_1780)
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth	433 light years
gptkbp:eclipticLatitude	66.1°
gptkbp:futurePoleStar	gptkb:Vega
gptkbp:hasCompanion	gptkb:Polaris_B Polaris Ab
gptkbp:hasViewOf	gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:historicalName	gptkb:Cynosura
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Nord
gptkbp:INSEE_code	59
gptkbp:largestCity	gptkb:Lille
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Hauts-de-France constellation Ursa Minor
gptkbp:luminosity	2,500 times Sun
gptkbp:mass	5.4 solar masses
gptkbp:mentionedIn	gptkb:literature navigation traditions
gptkbp:metallicity	[Fe/H] = -0.03
gptkbp:notVisibleFrom	gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:French
gptkbp:parallax	7.54 mas
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Polaris_triple_star_system
gptkbp:population	about 2,608,000
gptkbp:precessionalMovement	will not always be pole star
gptkbp:properMotionRA	-11.74 mas/yr (Dec) 44.22 mas/yr (RA)
gptkbp:province	gptkb:Lille
gptkbp:radialVelocity	-16.6 km/s
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Hauts-de-France
gptkbp:rightAscension	02h 31m 49.09s
gptkbp:role	current northern pole star
gptkbp:spectralType	F7:Ib
gptkbp:subdivision	gptkb:Cambrai gptkb:Valenciennes gptkb:Avesnes-sur-Helpe gptkb:Dunkerque
gptkbp:symbolizes	gptkb:navigation guidance steadfastness
gptkbp:temperature	6015 K
gptkbp:tertiaryComponent	gptkb:Polaris_B
gptkbp:timezone	CET
gptkbp:timezoneDST	CEST
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:explorer Indigenous people astronomer mariners
gptkbp:usedFor	gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:variableType	variable star
gptkbp:website	https://lenord.fr
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hanover gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4