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Aldebaran (alpha Tau, HR 1457) | ||||
subject | fact |
Aldebaran | has declination +16 30 33 | |
has right ascension 4 35 55.2 | ||
has spectral type K5III | ||
has V magnitude 0.85 | ||
has distance 21 parsecs | ||
is a part of Taurus | ||
has synonym alpha Tau | ||
has synonym HR 1457 | ||
has B-V magnitude 1.54 | ||
has definition A K5 III subgiant (a foreground star in the Hyades). It has a faint M2 V companion. It is now known to be slowly and irregularly variable. | ||
is an instance of K star | ||
is an instance of giant | ||
is an instance of naked eye star | ||
K star | has color orange to red | |
has surface temperature 3600 to 5000 K | ||
giant | has luminosity class III | |
naked eye star | has been observed for many centuries | |
is usually part of asterism | ||
is a part of celestial sphere | ||
is a part of Milky Way | ||
has apparent magnitude brighter than 5 | ||
star | has star surface temperature | |
has B magnitude | ||
has U magnitude | ||
has position on celestial sphere from the point of view of Earth | ||
has parallax from the point of view of Earth's orbit | ||
has proper motion | ||
has radiation at surface which is diffused out from the hotter core | ||
has energy source gravitational contraction and or fusion | ||
has energy production which takes place primarily within the core | ||
has surface density which depends on luminosity class | ||
has absolute magnitude | ||
has age | ||
has catalog star catalog | ||
has material hydrogen, helium | ||
has velocity determined from proper motion and radial velocity | ||
has mass greater than 0.08 the sun's mass | ||
celestial body | has spectra | |
physical object | has location or center of gravity | |
has angular momentum | ||
has momentum | ||
has temperature | ||
has volume | ||
has extent |
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