Southern Star

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf star
gptkbp:category a binary star system
gptkbp:hasColor white
gptkbp:hasDepartment gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_B
gptkbp:hasRecognition -1.46
gptkbp:hasRelatedPatent G2V
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Southern Star
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy gptkb:Earth
the naked eye
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith various myths and legends
the_Centaurus_constellation
the_Alpha_Centauri_system
gptkbp:isAttendedBy stellar navigation
gptkbp:isATypeOf main-sequence star
astronomy courses
gptkbp:isConsidered a guide star
gptkbp:isKnownFor exoplanets
its_proximity_to_Earth
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Southern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:isNotedFor its brightness
gptkbp:isOftenAccompaniedBy the_closest_stars_to_Earth
gptkbp:isOftenMadeWith gptkb:Earth
gptkb:Sirius
gptkbp:isOftenUsedIn cultural references
scientific literature
stellar evolution
educational contexts
gptkbp:isPartOf gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_system
constellation_Centaurus
the_Centaurus_constellation
the_Southern_Cross
the_Local_Group
the_Alpha_Centauri_triple_star_system
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy astronomers worldwide
gptkbp:isServedBy astronomy
telescopes
gptkbp:isStudiedIn stellar astrophysics
gptkbp:isUsedBy a reference point in astronomy
gptkbp:isUsedIn navigation
the Milky Way galaxy
the southern celestial hemisphere
most stars in the night sky
astrological practices
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor gptkb:the_Sun
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn star catalogs
gptkbp:isVisitedBy clear nights
gptkbp:keyFigures the_night_sky_in_the_Southern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:keyFunction stellar cartography
gptkbp:length 4.37 light years
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_A
gptkbp:resolution 1.5 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:userInterface 5790 K