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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:star
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gptkbp:age
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~242 million years
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Sirius
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gptkbp:apparentMagnitude
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1.42
-1.46
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:ancient_Egyptian_calendar
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gptkbp:brightestStar
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gptkb:Canis_Major
night sky
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gptkbp:catalogueNumber
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gptkb:BD-16_1591
gptkb:GC_8897
gptkb:LHS_219
gptkb:Alpha_Canis_Majoris
gptkb:FK5_208
gptkb:GJ_244
gptkb:HD_48915
gptkb:HIP_32349
gptkb:HR_2491
gptkb:SAO_151881
gptkb:WDS_J06451-1643
PLX 1655
PPM 217150
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gptkbp:containsPlanet
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true
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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brightest star in the night sky
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gptkbp:declination
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-16° 42′ 58″
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gptkbp:diameter
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1.711 solar radii
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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known since antiquity
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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8.6 light years
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gptkbp:hasCompanion
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gptkb:Sirius_B
white dwarf (Sirius B)
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gptkbp:hasViewOf
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most of Earth
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gptkbp:includesMyth
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Greek, Egyptian, Polynesian, and other cultures
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gptkbp:isVisible
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all year in Southern Hemisphere
winter months in Northern Hemisphere
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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constellation Canis Major
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gptkbp:mass
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2.02 solar masses
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gptkbp:metallicity
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-0.04 [Fe/H]
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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dog (Canis Major)
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gptkbp:parallax
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379.21 mas
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Winter_Triangle
gptkb:Canis_Major_constellation
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gptkbp:properMotionRA
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yes
-1223.07 mas/yr
-546.01 mas/yr
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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06h 45m 08.9s
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gptkbp:risesBefore
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Sun (heliacal rising)
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gptkbp:spectralType
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A1V
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gptkbp:temperature
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9940 K
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Donald_Windham
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Dog Star
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