Tau Centauri A

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tau_Centauri_B
gptkbp:age gptkb:the_Sun
gptkb:Tau_Centauri_B
approximately 5 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude -0.27
gptkbp:area approximately 1.2 solar radii
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 5,800 K
approximately 7,500 K
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:battle
southern hemisphere
gptkbp:distance approximately 4.37 light years
gptkbp:game_components gptkb:Tau_Centauri
gptkbp:has_color 0.65
gptkbp:has_friend gptkb:Tau_Centauri_B
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 50 times that of the Sun
approximately 1.5 solar luminosities
gptkbp:has_spectral_type G2 V
gptkbp:has_team -0.12 arcseconds/year
-0.15 arcseconds/year
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tau Centauri A
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:star
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:planet
gptkbp:is_known_for its brightness
gptkbp:is_noted_for its proximity to Earth
its role in astronomy
its brightness in the night sky
being one of the closest stars to Earth
its historical significance in navigation.
its potential for hosting planets
gptkbp:is_observed_in space telescopes
various wavelengths
ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkb:Tau_Centauri_system
multiple star system
the Centaurus constellation
the local stellar neighborhood
the solar neighborhood
the Alpha Centauri binary system
the Alpha Centauri star system
the Alpha Centauri system
the Centaurus constellation group
binary star system with Tau Centauri B
gptkbp:is_similar_to gptkb:Alpha_Centauri_A
other G-type stars
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
stellar evolution
its stellar characteristics
gptkbp:is_used_in stellar navigation
stellar classification studies
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:the_Sun
gptkb:Tau_Centauri_B
gptkbp:located_in constellation Centaurus
gptkbp:mass approximately 3.5 solar masses
1.5 solar masses
approximately 1.1 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity approximately solar metallicity
gptkbp:orbital_period not applicable (single star)
gptkbp:scientific_classification G-type star
gptkbp:type spectral type A