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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:age
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~242 million years
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Sirius
gptkb:HD_48915
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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-1.46
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gptkbp:brightestStar
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night sky
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gptkbp:catalogue
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gptkb:Henry_Draper_Catalogue
gptkb:Hipparcos_Catalogue
gptkb:Bright_Star_Catalogue
gptkb:SAO_Catalogue
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:BD-16_1591
gptkb:WDS_J06451-1643A
gptkb:GJ_244
gptkb:HD_48915
gptkb:HIP_32349
gptkb:HR_2491
gptkb:SAO_40186
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gptkbp:constellation
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gptkb:Canis_Major
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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gptkb:Dog_Star
associated with Canis Major
used in ancient Egyptian calendar
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gptkbp:declination
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-16° 42′ 58.017″
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gptkbp:diameter
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1.711 solar radii
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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ancient astronomers
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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8.6 light years
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gptkbp:hasCompanion
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gptkb:Sirius_B
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gptkbp:hasViewOf
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gptkb:Earth
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gptkbp:luminosity
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25.4 times Sun
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gptkbp:mass
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2.02 solar masses
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gptkbp:parallax
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379.21 mas
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Sirius_binary_system
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gptkbp:properMotionRA
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-1223.07 mas/yr (Dec)
-546.01 mas/yr (RA)
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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06h 45m 08.9173s
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gptkbp:spectralType
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A1V
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gptkbp:temperature
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9940 K
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Capella_(HD_34029_A)
gptkb:Menkalinan
gptkb:Capella_star_system
gptkb:Alpha_Aurigae
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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SAO 40186
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