Cygnus X-3

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Cygnus X-3
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Summary

Cygnus X-3 is a binary star[1]. It draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (binary_star category, ranking #28 of 267).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cygnus X-3's instance of is recorded as binary star[3].
  • Cygnus X-3's instance of is recorded as Wolf–Rayet star[4].
  • Cygnus X-3's instance of is recorded as variable star[5].
  • Cygnus X-3's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source[6].
  • Cygnus X-3's instance of is recorded as infrared source[7].
  • Cygnus X-3's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source[8].
  • Cygnus X-3's instance of is recorded as high-mass X-ray binary[9].
  • Cygnus X-3's instance of is recorded as gamma-ray source[10].
  • Cygnus X-3's constellation is recorded as Cygnus[11].
  • Cygnus X-3's spectral class is recorded as WNe+...[12].
  • Cygnus X-3's spectral class is recorded as WN4/5-6/7[13].
  • Cygnus X-3's Commons category is recorded as Cygnus X-3[14].
  • Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J20322578+4057279[15].
  • Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 2030+40.7[16].
  • Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J203226.2+405725[17].
  • Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as V1521 Cyg[18].
  • Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 1XRS 20305+407[19].
  • Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 2U 2030+40[20].
  • Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 3A 2030+407[21].
  • Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 3U 2030+40[22].
  • Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as 4U 2030+40[23].
  • Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as GB6 B2030+4047[24].
  • Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as GPS 2030+407[25].
  • Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as GT 2030+407[26].
  • Cygnus X-3's catalog code is recorded as RX J2032.3+4057[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include binary star[3], Wolf–Rayet star[4], variable star[5], astronomical radio source[6], infrared source[7], and astrophysical X-ray source[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J20322578+4057279[15], 1ES 2030+40.7[16], 1RXS J203226.2+405725[17], V1521 Cyg[18], 1XRS 20305+407[19], and 2U 2030+40[20].

Why It Matters

Cygnus X-3 draws 23 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 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The Wolf-Rayet counterpart of Cygnus X-3. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Right ascension → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+308.107417'}
    Distance from earth → {'unit': 'Q11929860', 'amount': '+9.0'}
    Constellation → Cygnus
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'mk', 'nl', 'pl', 'ru', 's
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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