AY Canis Majoris

Algol variable in the constellation Canis Major
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AY Canis Majoris

Summary

AY Canis Majoris is an Algol variable[1].

Key Facts

  • AY Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as Algol variable[2].
  • AY Canis Majoris's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[3].
  • AY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J07164456-2236129[4].
  • AY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as TYC 6537-2134-1[5].
  • AY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR1 5618195180291910528[6].
  • AY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5618195184599966976[7].
  • AY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as AY CMa[8].
  • AY Canis Majoris's type of variable star is recorded as Algol variable[9].
  • AY Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.63'}[10].
  • AY Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.046'}[11].
  • AY Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.624'}[12].
  • AY Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.504'}[13].
  • AY Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.14'}[14].
  • AY Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.1279'}[15].
  • AY Canis Majoris's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.7265'}[16].
  • AY Canis Majoris's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+108.33'}[17].
  • AY Canis Majoris's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1376.4625'}[18].
  • AY Canis Majoris's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11kwvbyvjn[19].
  • AY Canis Majoris's SIMBAD ID is recorded as V* AY CMa[20].
  • AY Canis Majoris's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+109.18570940130820'}[21].
  • AY Canis Majoris's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-22.60360963606460'}[22].
  • AY Canis Majoris's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[23].
  • AY Canis Majoris's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+8.112'}[24].
  • AY Canis Majoris's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-2.925'}[25].
  • AY Canis Majoris's Gaia ID is recorded as 5618195184599966976[26].

Body

Designation and Status

AY Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as Algol variable[2].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J07164456-2236129[4], TYC 6537-2134-1[5], Gaia DR1 5618195180291910528[6], Gaia DR2 5618195184599966976[7], and AY CMa[8].

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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 3rd ed.. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Gaia Data Release 2. 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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