EK Aurigae

Algol variable in the constellation Auriga
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EK Aurigae

Summary

EK Aurigae is an eclipsing binary star[1].

Key Facts

  • EK Aurigae's instance of is recorded as eclipsing binary star[2].
  • EK Aurigae's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[3].
  • EK Aurigae's constellation is recorded as Auriga[4].
  • EK Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05042991+3834285[5].
  • EK Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 188395544984370816[6].
  • EK Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as EK Aur[7].
  • EK Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as TIC 122045897[8].
  • EK Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 188395544984370816[9].
  • EK Aurigae's type of variable star is recorded as Algol variable[10].
  • EK Aurigae's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.608'}[11].
  • EK Aurigae's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.433'}[12].
  • EK Aurigae's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.333'}[13].
  • EK Aurigae's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.871703'}[14].
  • EK Aurigae's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.4941'}[15].
  • EK Aurigae's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+2023.882'}[16].
  • EK Aurigae's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11mw4_8gn6[17].
  • EK Aurigae's SIMBAD ID is recorded as V* EK Aur[18].
  • EK Aurigae's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+76.12466444847'}[19].
  • EK Aurigae's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+38.57457432348'}[20].
  • EK Aurigae's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[21].
  • EK Aurigae's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.282'}[22].
  • EK Aurigae's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.953'}[23].
  • EK Aurigae's Gaia ID is recorded as 188395544984370816[24].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include eclipsing binary star[2] and near-infrared source[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J05042991+3834285[5], Gaia DR2 188395544984370816[6], EK Aur[7], TIC 122045897[8], and Gaia DR3 188395544984370816[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . 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] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 3rd ed.. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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