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LW Canis Majoris

long-period variable star in the constellation Canis Major
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LW Canis Majoris

Summary

LW Canis Majoris is a long-period variable star[1].

Key Facts

  • LW Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as long-period variable star[2].
  • LW Canis Majoris's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[3].
  • LW Canis Majoris's spectral class is recorded as M2/3II/III[4].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as GSC 06536-01504[5].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as HD 54339[6].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as HIC 34342[7].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as HIP 34342[8].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 07051-2927[9].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IRC -30075[10].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J07070959-2932223[11].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as PPM 251667[12].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as SAO 172999[13].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as SRS 7514[14].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as YZ 119 3619[15].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as TYC 6536-1504-1[16].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR1 5609264225295268352[17].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5609264229597404672[18].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as LW CMa[19].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as CD-29 3912[20].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as CPD-29 1561[21].
  • LW Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as SKY# 12787[22].
  • LW Canis Majoris's type of variable star is recorded as SRb semi-regular variable star[23].
  • LW Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.95'}[24].
  • LW Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.38'}[25].
  • LW Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.4204'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

LW Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as long-period variable star[2].

History and Context

Catalog codes include GSC 06536-01504[5], HD 54339[6], HIC 34342[7], HIP 34342[8], IRAS 07051-2927[9], and IRC -30075[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] ↑ . Q66617465. 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] ↑ . 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+, 2007-2017). wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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