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DQ Herculis

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Place Cataclysmic Variable Star Q1154972

Facts

19 properties

Identity

Instance of
cataclysmic variable star, eclipsing binary, near-infrared source[3][4]
More facts +18
Absolute magnitude
12.99
Apparent magnitude
14.8 (13.1–14.8, n=10)
Catalog code
2MASS J18073024+4551325, PLX 4164, GCRV 10587, DQ Her, SBC9 1029, SBC7 665, WEB 15046, Gaia DR2 2116226254706461568, UCAC4 680-061811, TIC 332624864, Gaia DR3 2116226254706461568, AAVSO 1804+45[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Child astronomical body
DQ Her (AB) c[7]
Constellation
Hercules[5]
Declination
45.85904577552001
Declination component of proper motion
12.412
Discoverer or inventor
John Philip Manning Prentice[2]
Distance from Earth
496.032
Epoch
J2000.0
Mass
1.0
Parallax
2.016
Radial velocity
-25.0
Right ascension
271.87604599661
Right ascension component of proper motion
-0.925
Spectral class
M3+Ve[6]
Time of discovery or invention
December 13, 1934[20]
Type of variable star
eclipsing binary, fast novae[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Nova Herculis 1934 en V* DQ Her en PLX 4164 en WEB 15046 en DQ Her en DQ Herculis en GCRV 10587 en Nova Her 1934 da Nova Herculis 1934 de Nova Herculis de Nova Herculis 1934 el DQ Ηρακλέους en-gb Nova Herculis 1934 es Nova Herculis 1934 fa دی کیو هرکول fa دی‌کیو هرکول fr Nova Herculis 1934 hu Nova herculis it Nova Herculis 1934 ja 1934年ヘルクレス座新星
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
DQHerNebula.png ↗
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Nova-Herculis
Freebase ID
/m/077j_x
Gaia ID
2116226254706461568
SIMBAD ID
V* DQ Her

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
cataclysmic variable star, eclipsing binary
Constellation 1
Hercules
Epoch 1
J2000.0
Named after 1
intermediate polar
Type of variable star 1
eclipsing binary
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Summary

DQ Herculis is a cataclysmic variable star[1].

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for DQ Herculis include intermediate polar[22], an astronomical object type[23].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include intermediate polar[22], an astronomical object type[23].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . A quest for the red companion in six cataclysmic binaries. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Up-to-date linear elements of eclipsing binaries. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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