Procyon A

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Procyon_B
gptkb:Canis_Minor
gptkb:A-type_giant_star
gptkbp:age gptkb:Procyon_B
approximately 1.5 billion years
1.5 billion years
1 billion years
approximately 2 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 0.34
gptkbp:area 1.5 times that of the Sun
2.0 solar radii
gptkbp:average_temperature 6540 K
6,500 K
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Procyon_B
gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:controls gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:coordinates l = 236.5°, b = -5.0°
gptkbp:country gptkb:none
gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:declination +05° 13' 29.9"
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:theorem
visible to the naked eye
the northern hemisphere
winter sky
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:distance 11.46 light years
approximately 15 AU
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Procyon_B
gptkbp:has_color 0.5
0.45
gptkbp:has_friend gptkb:Procyon_B
gptkbp:has_luminosity 7.5 times that of the Sun
7.5 solar luminosities
about 7.5 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type F5 IV-V
hydrogen, calcium, iron
gptkbp:has_team 0.5 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:has_title gptkb:Alpha_Canis_Minoris
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Procyon A
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:star
gptkbp:is_considered_as a potential candidate for exoplanet studies
gptkbp:is_known_for being a binary star system
gptkbp:is_observed_in stellar evolution studies
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Procyon_system
gptkb:theorem
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_Galaxy
gptkb:star
the Local Bubble
closest stars to Earth
constellation Canis Minor
the Solar Neighborhood
gptkbp:is_similar_to gptkb:the_Sun
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:hospital
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:Procyon_B
very bright
most stars in its vicinity
gptkbp:located_in Canis Minor constellation
galactic coordinates (X, Y, Z)
constellation Canis Minor
gptkbp:mass 1.5 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity +0.2 dex
gptkbp:navigation_system gptkb:theorem
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 40 years
7.5 days
gptkbp:origin subgiant
gptkbp:right_ascension 07h 39m 18.12s
gptkbp:scientific_classification F-type star
gptkbp:surface 4.0 g
gptkbp:type gptkb:star
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:star
spectral type F5 IV-V