Aldebaran planetary system

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The Aldebaran planetary system is a stellar system centered on the bright orange giant star Aldebaran, located in the constellation Taurus and known to host at least one candidate exoplanet.

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All labels observed (7)

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf planetary system
stellar system
apparentMagnitudeOfHostStar about 0.85
belongsToGalaxy Milky Way
culturalSignificance host star prominent in many ancient cultures
declination +16° 30′ 33″
distanceFromEarth approximately 20 parsecs
approximately 65 light-years
eclipticProximity near the ecliptic
hasExoplanetCandidate Aldebaran B
surface form: Aldebaran b
hasRadialVelocityPlanetCandidate Aldebaran B
surface form: Aldebaran b
hasStar Aldebaran
hostStarAge about 6.5 billion years
hostStarBayerDesignation Alpha Tauri
hostStarColor orange
hostStarEffectiveTemperature about 3900 K
hostStarEvolutionaryStage red giant branch
hostStarFlamsteedDesignation 87 Tauri
hostStarFutureEvolution will eventually shed outer layers and become a white dwarf
hostStarHasExpandedEnvelope yes
hostStarHDDesignation HD 29139
hostStarHIPDesignation HIP 21421
hostStarHRDesignation HR 1457
hostStarIsBrightestStarOfConstellation true
hostStarIsBrightStar one of the brightest stars in the night sky
hostStarLuminosity about 400 times solar luminosity
hostStarMass about 1.1 solar masses
hostStarMetallicity near-solar metallicity
hostStarParallax about 50 milliarcseconds
hostStarRadialVelocity about 54 km/s
hostStarRadius about 44 solar radii
hostStarSpectralType K5III
hostStarSurfaceGravity low compared to the Sun
hostStarTraditionalName Aldebaran
hostStarType orange giant star
hostStarVariableType slow irregular variable
locatedInConstellation Taurus
nakedEyeVisibility host star visible to naked eye
occultedByMoon host star can be occulted by the Moon
occultedByPlanets host star can be occulted by planets
planetarySystemStatus confirmed host star with at least one candidate exoplanet
planetCandidateStatus Aldebaran planetary system self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aldebaran b is debated
planetDetectionMethod radial velocity
planetMinimumMass Aldebaran planetary system self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aldebaran b has minimum mass of several Jupiter masses
planetOrbitalDistance Aldebaran b semi-major axis is about 1.5 AU
planetOrbitalPeriod Aldebaran b orbital period is about 600 days
rightAscension 04h 35m 55.2s
visibleFromEarth yes

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aldebaran (foreground star, not a member) hasExoplanetCandidate Aldebaran planetary system
subject surface form: Aldebaran
this entity surface form: Aldebaran b
Aldebaran (foreground star, not a member) isPrimaryStarOf Aldebaran planetary system
subject surface form: Aldebaran
Alpha Tauri hasExoplanetCandidate Aldebaran planetary system
this entity surface form: Aldebaran b (candidate)
HD 29139 isMemberOf Aldebaran planetary system
this entity surface form: Aldebaran system
HD 29139 hasExoplanetCandidate Aldebaran planetary system
this entity surface form: Aldebaran b (disputed)
HIP 21421 hasExoplanetCandidate Aldebaran planetary system
this entity surface form: Aldebaran b (disputed)
Aldebaran hasExoplanetCandidate Aldebaran planetary system
this entity surface form: Aldebaran b (disputed)
Aldebaran planetary system planetCandidateStatus Aldebaran planetary system self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aldebaran b is debated
Aldebaran planetary system planetMinimumMass Aldebaran planetary system self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aldebaran b has minimum mass of several Jupiter masses