AB Canis Majoris

RR Lyrae variable star in the constellation Canis Major
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AB Canis Majoris

Summary

AB Canis Majoris is a RR Lyrae variable[1].

Key Facts

  • AB Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as RR Lyrae variable[2].
  • AB Canis Majoris's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[3].
  • AB Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as [SHM2017] J106.43366-18.85639[4].
  • AB Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J07054406-1851228[5].
  • AB Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2934185836887070208[6].
  • AB Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as AB CMa[7].
  • AB Canis Majoris's type of variable star is recorded as RR Lyrae variable with asymmetric light curves[8].
  • AB Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.3886'}[9].
  • AB Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.4665'}[10].
  • AB Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.2848'}[11].
  • AB Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.2430'}[12].
  • AB Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.361'}[13].
  • AB Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.014'}[14].
  • AB Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.882'}[15].
  • AB Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.5429'}[16].
  • AB Canis Majoris's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.2996'}[17].
  • AB Canis Majoris's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+3337.7837'}[18].
  • AB Canis Majoris's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11jy0yg_6k[19].
  • AB Canis Majoris's SIMBAD ID is recorded as V* AB CMa[20].
  • AB Canis Majoris's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+106.43362700407370'}[21].
  • AB Canis Majoris's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-18.85633314290420'}[22].
  • AB Canis Majoris's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[23].
  • AB Canis Majoris's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-13.629'}[24].
  • AB Canis Majoris's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+11.332'}[25].
  • AB Canis Majoris's Gaia ID is recorded as 2934185836887070208[26].

Body

Designation and Status

AB Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as RR Lyrae variable[2].

History and Context

Catalog codes include [SHM2017] J106.43366-18.85639[4], 2MASS J07054406-1851228[5], Gaia DR2 2934185836887070208[6], and AB CMa[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Machine-learned Identification of RR Lyrae Stars from Sparse, Multi-band Data: The PS1 Sample. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . The Pan-STARRS release 1 (PS1) Survey - DR1. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . The Pan-STARRS release 1 (PS1) Survey - DR1. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . The Pan-STARRS release 1 (PS1) Survey - DR1. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . The Pan-STARRS release 1 (PS1) Survey - DR1. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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