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KY Cygni

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KY Cygni

Summary

KY Cygni is a star[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • KY Cygni's instance of is recorded as star[3].
  • KY Cygni's constellation is recorded as Cygnus[4].
  • KY Cygni's spectral class is recorded as M3-4 I[5].
  • KY Cygni's spectral class is recorded as M3-M4I[6].
  • KY Cygni's Commons category is recorded as KY Cygni[7].
  • KY Cygni's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 20241+3811[8].
  • KY Cygni's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J20255805+3821076[9].
  • KY Cygni's catalog code is recorded as GSC 03152-01140[10].
  • KY Cygni's catalog code is recorded as IRC +40415[11].
  • KY Cygni's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 2575[12].
  • KY Cygni's catalog code is recorded as KY Cyg[13].
  • KY Cygni's catalog code is recorded as TYC 3152-1140-1[14].
  • KY Cygni's catalog code is recorded as DO 18999[15].
  • KY Cygni's catalog code is recorded as UCAC2 45230193[16].
  • KY Cygni's catalog code is recorded as LEE 220[17].
  • KY Cygni's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2058131491974019968[18].
  • KY Cygni's type of variable star is recorded as irregular variable[19].
  • KY Cygni's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.62'}[20].
  • KY Cygni's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.50'}[21].
  • KY Cygni's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.0699'}[22].
  • KY Cygni's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+2.64'}[23].
  • KY Cygni's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+1.29'}[24].
  • KY Cygni's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+0.66'}[25].
  • KY Cygni's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '-8.18'}[26].
  • KY Cygni's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180892', 'amount': '+25'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

KY Cygni's instance of is recorded as star[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IRAS 20241+3811[8], 2MASS J20255805+3821076[9], GSC 03152-01140[10], IRC +40415[11], RAFGL 2575[12], and KY Cyg[13].

Why It Matters

KY Cygni has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Effective Temperature Scale of Galactic Red Supergiants: Cool, but Not as Cool as We Thought. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The Effective Temperature Scale of Galactic Red Supergiants: Cool, but Not as Cool as We Thought. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · ZaperaWiki44 · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Radius → {'unit': 'Q48440', 'amount': '+1420'}, {'unit': 'Q48440', 'amount': '+1032'}
    Constellation → Cygnus
    Apparent magnitude → {'amount': '+13.62'}, {'amount': '+13.50'}, {'amount': '+7.0699'} +3
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P2067]]: 19 solar mass"
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