MAXI J1659-152

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MAXI J1659-152

Summary

MAXI J1659-152 is a low-mass X-ray binary[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (low_mass_x_ray_binary category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • MAXI J1659-152's instance of is recorded as low-mass X-ray binary[3].
  • MAXI J1659-152's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus[4].
  • MAXI J1659-152's Commons category is recorded as MAXI J1659-152[5].
  • MAXI J1659-152's catalog code is recorded as MAXI J1659-152[6].
  • MAXI J1659-152's catalog code is recorded as SWIFT J1659.2-1515[7].
  • MAXI J1659-152's catalog code is recorded as GRB 100925A[8].
  • MAXI J1659-152's catalog code is recorded as GRB 100925A[9].
  • MAXI J1659-152's catalog code is recorded as MAXI J1659-152[10].
  • MAXI J1659-152's catalog code is recorded as CXOU J165902.6-151518[11].
  • MAXI J1659-152's catalog code is recorded as 2MAXI J1659-151[12].
  • MAXI J1659-152's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0s8ycx1[13].
  • MAXI J1659-152's SIMBAD ID is recorded as MAXI J1659-152[14].
  • MAXI J1659-152's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+254.757000'}[15].
  • MAXI J1659-152's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-15.2579806'}[16].
  • MAXI J1659-152's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[17].

Why It Matters

MAXI J1659-152 draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (low_mass_x_ray_binary category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . BlackCAT: A catalogue of stellar-mass black holes in X-ray transients. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . BlackCAT: A catalogue of stellar-mass black holes in X-ray transients. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . BlackCAT: A catalogue of stellar-mass black holes in X-ray transients. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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