Shaula

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age ~10 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.62
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:λ_Scorpii
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:HD_158926
gptkb:CD−37°11636
gptkb:FK5_649
gptkb:GC_23610
gptkb:HIP_86670
gptkb:HR_6589
gptkb:IDS_17306-3706_A
gptkb:SAO_208885
gptkb:WDS_J17336-3706A
gptkbp:color blue-white
gptkbp:component gptkb:Shaula_A
gptkb:Shaula_B
gptkb:Shaula_C
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Scorpius
gptkbp:containsPlanet true
gptkbp:declination -37° 06′ 13″
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 570 light years
gptkbp:eclipticLatitude -0.6°
257.6°
gptkbp:hasExoplanet false
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
low northern latitudes
gptkbp:IAUApprovedName gptkb:Shaula
gptkbp:luminosity ~36,000 times Sun
gptkbp:mass ~11 solar masses
gptkbp:nameMeaning the raised (tail)
gptkbp:notableFor one of the brightest stars in the night sky
second brightest star in Scorpius
gptkbp:numberOfConstituents 3
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Lambda_Scorpii
gptkbp:parallax 5.73 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Scorpius_constellation
gptkbp:positionInScorpius tail of the Scorpion
gptkbp:properMotionRA -1.91 mas/yr
-25.23 mas/yr
gptkbp:radialVelocity -6.0 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 17h 33m 36.5s
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 155 km/s
gptkbp:spectralType B2 IV
gptkbp:variableStar gptkb:Beta_Cephei_variable
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SAO_112740
gptkb:Bright_Star_Catalogue
gptkb:SAO_113271
gptkb:Scorpius
gptkb:Scorpius_constellation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shaula