Standard candle

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Astronomical object
gptkbp:enables gptkb:Distance_ladder
Determination of extragalactic distances
gptkbp:example gptkb:Type_Ia_supernova
variable star
gptkbp:hasProperty Known luminosity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Standard candle
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Standard_ruler
gptkbp:usedBy Astronomers
gptkbp:usedFor Measuring astronomical distances
gptkbp:usedIn Astronomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Red_clump_star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6