Sirius star system

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age ~242 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude −1.46
gptkbp:brightestStar night sky
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Sirius_B
gptkb:Sirius_A
gptkbp:declination −16° 42′ 58″
gptkbp:discoveredBy Ancient astronomers
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 8.6 light years
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:locatedIn constellation Canis Major
gptkbp:massOfSiriusA 2.02 solar masses
gptkbp:massOfSiriusB 1.02 solar masses
gptkbp:notableFor being the closest binary star system visible to the naked eye
gptkbp:orbitType about 50.1 years
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Alpha_Canis_Majoris
gptkbp:rightAscension 06h 45m 08.9s
gptkbp:separates 8.2 to 31.5 AU
gptkbp:spectralType A1V (Sirius A)
DA2 (Sirius B)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sirius_B
gptkb:Dogon
gptkb:Dogon_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sirius star system