Procyon

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age 1.87 billion years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 0.34
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:Alpha_Canis_Minoris
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:ADS_6251
gptkb:BD+05_1668
gptkb:Gliese_280
gptkb:HD_61421
gptkb:HIP_37279
gptkb:HR_2943
gptkb:LHS_219
gptkb:SAO_115756
gptkb:WDS_J07393+0514
GCTP 1767.00
gptkbp:component gptkb:Procyon_B
gptkb:Procyon_A
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Canis_Minor
gptkbp:containsPlanet true
gptkbp:declination +05° 13′ 29.955″
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:John_M._Schaeberle
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1896
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 11.46 light years
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.40
gptkbp:hasCompanion gptkb:Procyon_B
white dwarf
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Procyon
gptkbp:luminosity 6.93 times solar (Procyon A)
gptkbp:mass 0.6 solar masses (Procyon B)
1.5 solar masses (Procyon A)
gptkbp:metallicity -0.05 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:nameMeaning 'before the dog' (Greek: προκύων)
gptkbp:neighboringStar gptkb:Betelgeuse
gptkb:Sirius
gptkbp:notableFor eighth-brightest star in the night sky
one of the closest bright stars to Earth
gptkbp:orbitType 40.84 years
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:α_CMi
gptkb:Alpha_Canis_Minoris
gptkbp:parallax 285.93 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Winter_Triangle
gptkbp:radialVelocity -3.2 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 07h 39m 18.1195s
gptkbp:separates 15 AU
gptkbp:spectralType F5IV-V
gptkbp:temperature 6,530 K (Procyon A)
7,740 K (Procyon B)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Raccoons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4