EG Canis Majoris

Algol variable in the constellation Canis Major
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EG Canis Majoris

Summary

EG Canis Majoris is an Algol variable[1].

Key Facts

  • EG Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as Algol variable[2].
  • EG Canis Majoris's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[3].
  • EG Canis Majoris's spectral class is recorded as A3IV[4].
  • EG Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as AN 638.1935[5].
  • EG Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as CSV 733[6].
  • EG Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as EG CMa[7].
  • EG Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J06172755-2136289[8].
  • EG Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as TYC 5946-1115-1[9].
  • EG Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 342-011731[10].
  • EG Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 1SWASP J061727.55-213628.9[11].
  • EG Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR1 2937912008768537216[12].
  • EG Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2937912008768537216[13].
  • EG Canis Majoris's type of variable star is recorded as Algol variable[14].
  • EG Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.17'}[15].
  • EG Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.447'}[16].
  • EG Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.315'}[17].
  • EG Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.262'}[18].
  • EG Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.849'}[19].
  • EG Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.245'}[20].
  • EG Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.917'}[21].
  • EG Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.929'}[22].
  • EG Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.919'}[23].
  • EG Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.8886'}[24].
  • EG Canis Majoris's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+1.0612'}[25].
  • EG Canis Majoris's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+942.3294'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include AN 638.1935[5], CSV 733[6], EG CMa[7], 2MASS J06172755-2136289[8], TYC 5946-1115-1[9], and UCAC4 342-011731[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] . SIMBAD. 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] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 3rd ed.. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. 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] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. 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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