Stella Polaris

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age about 70 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Nord
gptkb:Pole_Star
gptkb:Polaris
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.98
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:HR_424
gptkb:Alpha_Ursae_Minoris
gptkb:BD+88_8
gptkb:HD_8890
gptkb:HIP_11767
gptkb:SAO_308
gptkbp:closestBrightStarToNorthCelestialPole true
gptkbp:component gptkb:Polaris_Aa
Polaris Ab
gptkbp:containsPlanet true
gptkbp:declination +89° 15′ 50.8″
gptkbp:diameter about 37.5 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy ancient civilizations
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 433 light years
gptkbp:epoch gptkb:J2000
gptkbp:hasCompanionStars true
gptkbp:historicalSignificance true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stella Polaris
gptkbp:isBrightestStarInUrsaMinor true
gptkbp:isCepheidStandardCandle true
gptkbp:isCepheidVariable true
gptkbp:isEvolvingOffMainSequence true
gptkbp:isNotVisibleFromSouthernHemisphere true
gptkbp:isPartOfLittleDipperAsterism true
gptkbp:isReferencePointForCelestialNavigation true
gptkbp:isUsedInAstrometry true
gptkbp:isUsedInTimekeeping true
gptkbp:isVisibleFromNorthernHemisphere true
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Ursa_Minor
gptkbp:luminosity about 2,500 times Sun
gptkbp:mass about 5.4 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity [Fe/H] = 0.07
gptkbp:orbitalPeriodOfAaAb 29.59 years
gptkbp:orbitalPeriodOfAB about 18,000 years
gptkbp:parallax 7.54 mas
gptkbp:properMotionRA -11.74 mas/yr
+44.22 mas/yr
gptkbp:rightAscension 02h 31m 49.09s
gptkbp:spectralType F7
gptkbp:temperature about 6,015 K
gptkbp:tertiaryComponent gptkb:Polaris_B
gptkbp:usedForNavigation true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Knut_Erik_Jensen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6