AM Canum Venaticorum

Summary

AM Canum Venaticorum is a cataclysmic variable star^[1]. It draws 18 Wikipedia views per month (cataclysmic_variable_star category, ranking #3 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• AM Canum Venaticorum's instance of is recorded as cataclysmic variable star^[3].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[4].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[5].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's constellation is recorded as Canes Venatici^[6].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's spectral class is recorded as DBpec^[7].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as GSC 03018-02523^[8].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J12345460+3737440^[9].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 1229+38^[10].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as CSI+37-12324^[11].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as PLX 2900.02^[12].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as SDSS J123454.63+373744.2^[13].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as UBV 11300^[14].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 639-046599^[15].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as uvby98 620020091 V^[16].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as AM CVn^[17].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as UCAC2 45005054^[18].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as PM J12349+3737^[19].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1519860699806445184^[20].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as EGGR 91^[21].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as CBS 354^[22].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as FBS B 91^[23].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as FBS 1232+379^[24].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as GEN# +6.20020091^[25].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as HZ 29^[26].
• AM Canum Venaticorum's catalog code is recorded as LAMOST J123454.67+373744.8^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cataclysmic variable star^[3], infrared source^[4], and astrophysical X-ray source^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include GSC 03018-02523^[8], 2MASS J12345460+3737440^[9], AAVSO 1229+38^[10], CSI+37-12324^[11], PLX 2900.02^[12], and SDSS J123454.63+373744.2^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for AM Canum Venaticorum include it star^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].

Why It Matters

AM Canum Venaticorum draws 18 Wikipedia views per month (cataclysmic_variable_star category, ranking #3 of 14).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include it star^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].