Cygnus X-3

Summary

Cygnus X-3 is a binary star^[1]. It draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (binary_star category, ranking #28 of 267).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cygnus X-3's image is recorded as Cygnus X3.jpg^[3].
• Cygnus X-3's instance of is recorded as binary star^[4].
• Cygnus X-3's instance of is recorded as high-mass X-ray binary^[5].
• Cygnus X-3's constellation is recorded as Cygnus^[6].
• Cygnus X-3's spectral class is recorded as WN4/5-6/7^[7].
• Cygnus X-3's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh86003610^[8].
• Cygnus X-3's Commons category is recorded as Cygnus X-3^[9].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J20322578+4057279^[10].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 2030+40.7^[11].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J203226.2+405725^[12].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as V1521 Cyg^[13].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 1XRS 20305+407^[14].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 2U 2030+40^[15].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 3A 2030+407^[16].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 3U 2030+40^[17].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 4U 2030+40^[18].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as GB6 B2030+4047^[19].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as GPS 2030+407^[20].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as GT 2030+407^[21].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as RX J2032.3+4057^[22].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as PBC J2032.4+4057^[23].
• Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 2FGL J2032.1+4049^[24].
• Cygnus X-3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09q3wl^[25].
• Cygnus X-3's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.309'}^[26].
• Cygnus X-3's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.192'}^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include binary star^[4] and high-mass X-ray binary^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J20322578+4057279^[10], 1ES 2030+40.7^[11], 1RXS J203226.2+405725^[12], V1521 Cyg^[13], 1XRS 20305+407^[14], and 2U 2030+40^[15].

Why It Matters

Cygnus X-3 draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (binary_star category, ranking #28 of 267).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]