Plaskett's Star

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf binary star system
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 6.06
-6.5
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:Henry_Draper_Catalogue
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:HD_47129
gptkbp:component Plaskett's Star A
Plaskett's Star B
gptkbp:declination +06° 08′ 07″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:John_Stanley_Plaskett
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1922
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 6,600 light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plaskett's Star
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Monoceros
gptkbp:luminosity over 600,000 times Sun (combined)
gptkbp:mass about 54 solar masses (A)
about 56 solar masses (B)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_Stanley_Plaskett
gptkbp:notableFor one of the most massive binary star systems known
gptkbp:orbitType 14.39625 days
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:HD_47129
gptkb:V640_Monocerotis
gptkbp:parallax 0.49 mas
gptkbp:rightAscension 06h 37m 24.0s
gptkbp:spectralType O7.5I
O8I
gptkbp:variableType binary star system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dominion_Astrophysical_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6