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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:apparentMagnitude
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-1.46
+1.42
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gptkbp:binarySystem
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true
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gptkbp:brightestStar
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gptkb:Procyon
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:BD-16_1591
gptkb:LHS_219
gptkb:WDS_J06451-1643A
gptkb:FK5_208
gptkb:GC_8896
gptkb:GJ_244
gptkb:HD_48915
gptkb:HIP_32349
gptkb:HR_2491
gptkb:SAO_151881
ADS 5423 A
2MASS J06450887-1642566
CCDM J06451-1643A
CD-16 1591
PLX 1650
PPM 217364
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gptkbp:colorIndexB-V
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+0.00
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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 Egyptian goddess Sopdet
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gptkbp:declination
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-16° 42′ 58″
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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:firstWhiteDwarfDiscovered
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gptkb:Sirius_B
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gptkbp:hasCompanion
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gptkb:Sirius_B
white dwarf (Sirius B)
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gptkbp:hasViewOf
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most of Earth
Summer sky (Southern Hemisphere)
Winter sky (Northern Hemisphere)
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gptkbp:heliacalRising
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marked ancient Egyptian New Year
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sirius star
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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:metallicity
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[Fe/H] = +0.5
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gptkbp:notableFor
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brightest star in the night sky
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Hipparcos_satellite
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gptkbp:otherName
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gptkb:Alpha_Canis_Majoris
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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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-546.01 mas/yr in RA, -1223.07 mas/yr in Dec
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gptkbp:radialVelocity
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-5.5 km/s
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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06h 45m 08.9s
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gptkbp:rotationPeriod
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5.5 days
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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:Sigi_(60-year_cycle)
gptkb:Sirius_Sector
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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