Tau Hydrae

GPTKB entity

Statements (100)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 1.5 billion years
nan
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 4.25
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 4,600 K
gptkbp:composed_of yes
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Hydra
gptkbp:contains_star no
gptkbp:country no known planets
no known exoplanets
gptkbp:cultural_heritage 23 Hydrae
gptkbp:discovery_year gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:distance yes
approximately 130 light years
5.5 mag
gptkbp:exhibition the Hipparcos catalog
ADS 6464
GC 11882
HR 3730
SAO 143198
TYC 6350-00700-1
gptkbp:has_astrometric_measurements yes
gptkbp:has_bayer_designation gptkb:Tau_Hydrae
gptkbp:has_color +1.06
gptkbp:has_companion no known companions
gptkbp:has_henry_draper_designation gptkb:HD_81040
gptkbp:has_luminosity about 50 times that of the Sun
about 400 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_mechanic -0.020 mas/yr
-0.021 arcseconds/year
+0.005 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:has_parallax_measurements yes
gptkbp:has_photometric_measurements yes
gptkbp:has_proper_motion_measurements yes
gptkbp:has_radial_velocity_measurements yes
gptkbp:has_radius approximately 10 solar radii
about 40 times that of the Sun
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:K3_III
gptkb:K0_III
gptkbp:has_spectroscopic_measurements yes
gptkbp:has_stellar_classification yes
gptkbp:has_title HIP 46056
gptkbp:has_variable_star_type no
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tau Hydrae
gptkbp:included gptkb:Bright_Star_Catalog
2 MASS catalog
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:is_a_source_of stellar wind
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:exoplanet
stellar population synthesis
stellar classification studies
stellar dynamics research
gptkbp:is_approximately 130 light years away
gptkbp:is_associated_with the Galactic Halo
gptkbp:is_located_in the constellation Hydra
gptkbp:is_located_in_the_southern_celestial_hemisphere nan
gptkbp:is_not_known_to_have_any_planets nan
gptkbp:is_not_part_of_any_known_star_cluster nan
gptkbp:is_not_variable nan
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:the_Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:is_often_described_as Tau Hya
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Hertzsprung–_Russell_diagram
gptkb:NASA_Exoplanet_Archive
gptkb:IC_2391_moving_group
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
Galactic disk
solar neighborhood
Simbad database
Bayer designation system
Tycho catalog
European Space Agency's Gaia mission
gptkbp:is_part_of_centaurus_supercluster no
gptkbp:is_part_of_coma_supercluster no
gptkbp:is_part_of_hercules_supercluster no
gptkbp:is_part_of_laniakea_supercluster no
gptkbp:is_part_of_local_group no
gptkbp:is_part_of_milky_way_bulge no
gptkbp:is_part_of_milky_way_disk yes
gptkbp:is_part_of_milky_way_halo no
gptkbp:is_part_of_orion_arm yes
gptkbp:is_part_of_pavo-indus_supercluster no
gptkbp:is_part_of_perseus-pisces_supercluster no
gptkbp:is_part_of_supercluster no
gptkbp:is_part_of_virgo_supercluster no
gptkbp:is_used_in astrophysical research
gptkbp:is_visible_from yes
nan
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:HD_81040
gptkbp:mass about 2.5 solar masses
about 2.5 times that of the Sun
nan
gptkbp:metallicity approximately solar metallicity
gptkbp:notable_nominees stellar population studies
gptkbp:right_ascension -0.020 mas/yr
gptkbp:scientific_classification a red giant star
gptkbp:speed about 2 km/s
gptkbp:system no
nan
gptkbp:targets stellar evolution studies
spectroscopic studies