BM Canis Majoris

Algol variable in the constellation Canis Major
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BM Canis Majoris

Summary

BM Canis Majoris is an Algol variable[1].

Key Facts

  • BM Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as Algol variable[2].
  • BM Canis Majoris's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[3].
  • BM Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J07053142-2154561[4].
  • BM Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2928666803913425280[5].
  • BM Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as BM CMa[6].
  • BM Canis Majoris's type of variable star is recorded as Algol variable[7].
  • BM Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.289'}[8].
  • BM Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.974'}[9].
  • BM Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.872'}[10].
  • BM Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.2779'}[11].
  • BM Canis Majoris's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.4757'}[12].
  • BM Canis Majoris's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+2102.1652'}[13].
  • BM Canis Majoris's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11kwvc66yh[14].
  • BM Canis Majoris's SIMBAD ID is recorded as V* BM CMa[15].
  • BM Canis Majoris's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+106.38093383396810'}[16].
  • BM Canis Majoris's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-21.91560038215170'}[17].
  • BM Canis Majoris's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[18].
  • BM Canis Majoris's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.472'}[19].
  • BM Canis Majoris's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.679'}[20].
  • BM Canis Majoris's Gaia ID is recorded as 2928666803913425280[21].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J07053142-2154561[4], Gaia DR2 2928666803913425280[5], and BM CMa[6].

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] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 3rd ed.. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . 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] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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