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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:apparent_magnitude
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-1.46
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Sirius_B
gptkb:Sirius_A
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gptkbp:contains_star
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yes
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gptkbp:country
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none confirmed
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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associated with various myths
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gptkbp:cultural_symbol
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yes
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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ancient civilizations
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth
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8.6 light years
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gptkbp:eccentricity
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0.6
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gptkbp:first_recorded_observation
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Egyptians around 3000 BC
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gptkbp:has_binary_companion
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gptkb:Sirius_B
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gptkbp:has_color
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white-blue
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gptkbp:has_high_proper_motion
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gptkb:true
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gptkbp:has_historical_significance
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yes
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gptkbp:has_multiple_names
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gptkb:Alpha_Canis_Majoris
gptkb:Sothis
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gptkbp:has_mythological_references
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yes
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gptkbp:has_spectral_type
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A1 V and DA2
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gptkbp:has_two_stars
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yes
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gptkbp:has_variations
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no
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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gptkb:true
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sirius star system
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gptkbp:included
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star catalogs
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gptkbp:is_a
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
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gptkb:Egyptian_mythology
gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkb:Roman_mythology
the harvest season in ancient cultures
the Greek god Orion
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gptkbp:is_brightest_star
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in the night sky
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gptkbp:is_in
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the southern sky
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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its historical significance in navigation.
its brightness and proximity
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gptkbp:is_observed_in
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amateur astronomers
telescopes
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gptkbp:is_one_of
|
brightest stars in the night sky
the nearest star systems
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
the celestial sphere
the Canis Major constellation
the Local Bubble
the Orion Arm of the Milky Way
local stellar neighborhood
stellar binary system
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gptkbp:is_referenced_in
|
various literary works
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
|
gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
|
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gptkbp:is_used_in
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gptkb:astrology
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gptkbp:is_used_in_astrology
|
yes
|
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gptkbp:is_visible_from
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gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkb:true
Southern Hemisphere
yes
both hemispheres
winter months in the northern hemisphere
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gptkbp:known_as
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gptkb:Dog_Star
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gptkbp:located_in
|
Canis Major constellation
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gptkbp:named_after
|
Sirius, the Greek word for 'glowing'
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gptkbp:navigation_system
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gptkb:true
yes
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gptkbp:orbital_inclination
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63 degrees
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gptkbp:orbital_period
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50.1 years
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sirius_B
gptkb:Sirius_A
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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