Taurus Aldebaran

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Taurus_Aldebaran
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:age 6.6 billion years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 0.85
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Taurus_constellation
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:GC_5587
gptkb:ADS_3321_A
gptkb:BD+16_629
gptkb:FK5_111
gptkb:HD_29139
gptkb:HIP_21421
gptkb:HR_1457
gptkb:SAO_94027
gptkb:WDS_J04359+1631A
gptkbp:color gptkb:orange
gptkbp:declination +16° 30′ 33″
gptkbp:diameter 44.2 solar radii
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 65 light years
gptkbp:hasCompanion possible
gptkbp:hasExoplanet gptkb:Aldebaran_b
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Taurus Aldebaran
gptkbp:isGiantStar true
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Taurus_constellation
gptkbp:luminosity 518 times Sun
gptkbp:mass 1.16 solar masses
gptkbp:namedAfter Arabic for 'the follower'
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Alpha_Tauri
gptkbp:partOf Hyades cluster (line of sight, not member)
gptkbp:properMotionRA yes
gptkbp:radialVelocity 54.1 km/s
gptkbp:rightAscension 04h 35m 55.2s
gptkbp:spectralType K5III
gptkbp:visibleToNakedEye yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saint_Seiya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5