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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aldebaran b (disputed) | 3 |
| Aldebaran b | 1 |
| Aldebaran b (candidate) | 1 |
| Aldebaran b has minimum mass of several Jupiter masses | 1 |
| Aldebaran b is debated | 1 |
| Aldebaran planetary system canonical | 1 |
| Aldebaran system | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
planetary system
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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
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surface form:
Aldebaran b
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| hasRadialVelocityPlanetCandidate |
Aldebaran B
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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
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surface form:
Aldebaran b is debated
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| planetDetectionMethod | radial velocity ⓘ |
| planetMinimumMass |
Aldebaran planetary system
self-linksurface differs
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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.
subject surface form:
Aldebaran
this entity surface form:
Aldebaran b
subject surface form:
Aldebaran
this entity surface form:
Aldebaran b (candidate)
this entity surface form:
Aldebaran system
this entity surface form:
Aldebaran b (disputed)
this entity surface form:
Aldebaran b (disputed)
this entity surface form:
Aldebaran b (disputed)
Aldebaran planetary system
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planetCandidateStatus
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Aldebaran planetary system
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Aldebaran b is debated
Aldebaran planetary system
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planetMinimumMass
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Aldebaran planetary system
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Aldebaran b has minimum mass of several Jupiter masses