Polaris system

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf binary star system
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.98
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Polaris_Aa
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:GC_2243
gptkb:HR_424
gptkb:2MASS_J02314909+8915055
gptkb:AAVSO_0229+88
gptkb:FK5_15
gptkb:GSC_04664-00259
gptkb:TYC_4664-259-1
gptkb:BD+88_8
gptkb:HD_8890
gptkb:HIP_11767
gptkb:SAO_308
gptkb:WDS_J02318+8915
gptkb:ADS_1477
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Polaris_B
gptkb:Polaris_Aa
Polaris Ab
gptkbp:declination +89° 15′ 50.8″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel_(Polaris_B,_1780)
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 433 light-years
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polaris system
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Ursa Minor
gptkbp:mass_(Polaris_Aa) about 5.4 solar masses
gptkbp:mass_(Polaris_Ab) about 1.26 solar masses
gptkbp:mass_(Polaris_B) about 1.39 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity_(Polaris_Aa) [Fe/H] ≈ 0.07
gptkbp:notableFor current northern pole star
gptkbp:orbitalPeriod_(Aa-Ab) about 29.6 years
gptkbp:orbitalPeriod_(Aa-B) about 18,000 years
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Nord
gptkb:Alpha_Ursae_Minoris
gptkb:Pole_Star
gptkbp:parallax 7.54 mas
gptkbp:Polaris_Aa variable star
gptkbp:Polaris_Ab stellar classification
gptkbp:Polaris_B F3V main-sequence star
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 (Polaris Aa)
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:variabilityPeriod about 3.97 days
gptkbp:variableType gptkb:Classical_Cepheid
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Herschel_(Polaris_B,_1780)
gptkb:Polaris_B
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6