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Sirius B | ||||
subject | fact |
Sirius B | has surface temperature Teff = 32000 K | |
is a part of Canis Major | ||
has radius 0.03 solar radii | ||
has mass 1 solar mass | ||
has definition Companion of Sirius, a white dwarf. | ||
is an instance of white dwarf | ||
white dwarf | has symbol D | |
has symbol wd | ||
early star | has spectral type O, B, A, and early F | |
star | has star surface temperature | |
has V magnitude | ||
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 apparent magnitude | ||
has absolute magnitude | ||
has age | ||
has catalog star catalog | ||
has material hydrogen, helium | ||
has velocity determined from proper motion and radial velocity | ||
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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