GP Canis Majoris

carbon star in the constellation Canis Major
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GP Canis Majoris

Summary

GP Canis Majoris is a carbon star[1].

Key Facts

  • GP Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as carbon star[2].
  • GP Canis Majoris's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[3].
  • GP Canis Majoris's spectral class is recorded as C-N6[4].
  • GP Canis Majoris's spectral class is recorded as C-N6_C2_2_MS3_tau2_SiC1[5].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as C* 606[6].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as CGCS 1450[7].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as CSV 100778[8].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Case 610[9].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as EM* AS 137[10].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Hetzler VII 10[11].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 06504-1206[12].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as MHA 185-17[13].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as ASAS J065246-1209.9[14].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 4538[15].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 4538S[16].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as [ELL90] 30[17].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J06524592-1209544[18].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2952892408023099008[19].
  • GP Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as GP CMa[20].
  • GP Canis Majoris's type of variable star is recorded as long-period variable star[21].
  • GP Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.786'}[22].
  • GP Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.124'}[23].
  • GP Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2.922'}[24].
  • GP Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.0105'}[25].
  • GP Canis Majoris's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.2435'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

GP Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as carbon star[2].

History and Context

Catalog codes include C 606[6], CGCS 1450[7], CSV 100778[8], Case 610[9], EM AS 137[10], and Hetzler VII 10[11].

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] . NSCC--A new scheme of classification of c-rich stars devised from optical and infrared observations. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . NSCC--A new scheme of classification of c-rich stars devised from optical and infrared observations. 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] . 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Determination of pulsation periods and other parameters of 2875 stars classified as Mira in the All Sky Automated Survey (ASAS). wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). 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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