Polaris

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age 70 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.98
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:HR_424
gptkb:BD+88_8
gptkb:FK5_907
gptkb:HD_8890
gptkb:HIP_11767
gptkb:SAO_308
gptkb:WDS_J02318+8915
gptkbp:closestBrightStarToNorthCelestialPole true
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Ursa_Minor
gptkbp:containsPlanet true
gptkbp:declination +89° 15′ 50.8″
gptkbp:diameter 37.5 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy known since antiquity
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 433 light years
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:Polaris_B
Polaris Ab
gptkbp:historicalSignificance true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polaris
gptkbp:isBrightestCepheid true
gptkbp:isCepheidStandard true
gptkbp:isEvolving true
gptkbp:isNotExactlyAtCelestialPole true
gptkbp:isNotVisibleFromSouthernHemisphere true
gptkbp:isPartOfAsterism gptkb:Little_Dipper
gptkbp:isReferenceForCelestialNavigation true
gptkbp:isSupergiant true
gptkbp:isTripleStarSystem true
gptkbp:isVisibleFromNorthernHemisphere true
gptkbp:luminosity 2,500 times Sun
gptkbp:mass 5.4 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity [Fe/H] = -0.03
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Nord
gptkb:Alpha_Ursae_Minoris
gptkb:Pole_Star
gptkbp:parallax 7.54 mas
gptkbp:precessesAroundPole true
gptkbp:properMotionRA -11.74 mas/yr
44.22 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity -16.6 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 02h 31m 49.09s
gptkbp:spectralType F7:Ib-II
gptkbp:temperature 6015 K
gptkbp:usedForNavigation true
gptkbp:variableType variable star
gptkbp:willBeClosestToPoleIn 2100 AD
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stan_Lee
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Bengal_Silicon_Valley_Tech_Hub
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4