EQ Canis Majoris

Algol variable in the constellation Canis Major
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EQ Canis Majoris

Summary

EQ Canis Majoris is a cataclysmic variable star[1].

Key Facts

  • EQ Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as cataclysmic variable star[2].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as eclipsing binary star[3].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[4].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[5].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's spectral class is recorded as K1III+K2III[6].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J06485161-1618036[7].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05950-01323[8].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as ASAS J064852-1618.0[9].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2946431235318861824[10].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as EQ CMa[11].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as TIC 35635120[12].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 2946431235318861824[13].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's type of variable star is recorded as Algol variable[14].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's type of variable star is recorded as eclipsing binary star[15].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.194'}[16].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.628'}[17].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.443'}[18].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.09'}[19].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.961624'}[20].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+2.5242'}[21].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+411.8277'}[22].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11jg8pyj1j[23].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's SIMBAD ID is recorded as V* EQ CMa[24].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+102.215089067'}[25].
  • EQ Canis Majoris's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-16.3010274927'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cataclysmic variable star[2], eclipsing binary star[3], and near-infrared source[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J06485161-1618036[7], GSC 05950-01323[8], ASAS J064852-1618.0[9], Gaia DR2 2946431235318861824[10], EQ CMa[11], and TIC 35635120[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Spectroscopic survey of ASAS eclipsing variables: search for chromospherically active eclipsing binary stars - I. 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] . Automated variable star classification using the Northern Sky Variability Survey. 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] . Spectroscopic survey of ASAS eclipsing variables: search for chromospherically active eclipsing binary stars - I. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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