BQ Canis Majoris

Mira variable star in the constellation Canis Major
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BQ Canis Majoris

Summary

BQ Canis Majoris is a Mira variable[1].

Key Facts

  • BQ Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as Mira variable[2].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[3].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's spectral class is recorded as M8[4].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J07150925-2546586[5].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 07131-2541[6].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as ASAS J071509-2547.0[7].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as AKARI-IRC-V1 J0715092-254658[8].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as AN 842.1936[9].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as SV* HV 8078[10].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as SV* P 3010[11].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5616369857855827712[12].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as BQ CMa[13].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's type of variable star is recorded as long-period variable star[14].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.71'}[15].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3.67'}[16].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3.21'}[17].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.2269'}[18].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.6677'}[19].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11kwvf776d[20].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's SIMBAD ID is recorded as V* BQ CMa[21].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+108.78852448447280'}[22].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-25.78297077261300'}[23].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[24].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-1.826'}[25].
  • BQ Canis Majoris's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.476'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

BQ Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as Mira variable[2].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J07150925-2546586[5], IRAS 07131-2541[6], ASAS J071509-2547.0[7], AKARI-IRC-V1 J0715092-254658[8], AN 842.1936[9], and SV* HV 8078[10].

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] . IRAS Point Sources of flux at 12 microns greater than flux at 25 microns and falling within about 7 degrees of the Galactic Plane. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Determination of pulsation periods and other parameters of 2875 stars classified as Mira in the All Sky Automated Survey (ASAS). wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . 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] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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