MY Canis Majoris

carbon star in the constellation Canis Major

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MY Canis Majoris

Summary

MY Canis Majoris is a carbon star^[1].

Key Facts

MY Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as carbon star^[2].
MY Canis Majoris's constellation is recorded as Canis Major^[3].
MY Canis Majoris's spectral class is recorded as C^[4].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as BM IV 1^[5].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as C* 720^[6].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as CGCS 1659^[7].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as GEN# +6.10180720^[8].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05974-03076^[9].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as HIC 35549^[10].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as HIP 35549^[11].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 07179-2014^[12].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J07200716-2019582^[13].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as TYC 5974-3076-1^[14].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as UCAC2 23815469^[15].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as AKARI-IRC-V1 J0720071-201958^[16].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as WISE J072007.18-201958.2^[17].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR1 2930050603709687680^[18].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2930050608015475968^[19].
MY Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as MY CMa^[20].
MY Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.31'}^[21].
MY Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.91'}^[22].
MY Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.000'}^[23].
MY Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.950'}^[24].
MY Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.443'}^[25].
MY Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.3915'}^[26].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include BM IV 1^[5], C* 720^[6], CGCS 1659^[7], GEN# +6.10180720^[8], GSC 05974-03076^[9], and HIC 35549^[10].

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Quick Facts

Instance of carbon star

Properties

Apparent magnitude unit: 1, amount: +9.31, unit: 1, amount: +10.91, unit: 1, amount: +6.000, unit: 1, amount: +4.950, unit: 1, amount: +4.443, unit: 1, amount: +9.3915

Catalog code BM IV 1, C* 720, CGCS 1659, GEN# +6.10180720, GSC 05974-03076, HIC 35549, HIP 35549, IRAS 07179-2014, 2MASS J07200716-2019582, TYC 5974-3076-1, UCAC2 23815469, AKARI-IRC-V1 J0720071-201958, WISE J072007.18-201958.2, Gaia DR1 2930050603709687680, Gaia DR2 2930050608015475968, MY CMa

Constellation Canis Major

Declination unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: -20.33285829042830

Declination component of proper motion unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +1.071

Epoch J2000.0

Imported from wholeness_audit_2026-05-02

Parallax unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +0.3046

Radial velocity unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +33.00

Right ascension unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: +110.02983154409170

Right ascension component of proper motion unit: www.wikidata.org, amount: -0.438

Spectral class C

External References (3)

Gaia id 2930050608015475968

Google knowledge graph id /g/11kysxtp0n

Simbad id BM IV 1

🏷️ Also known as

en MY Canis Majoris ru MY Большого Пса

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — instance of (P31): carbon star. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — constellation (P59): Canis Major. VizieR. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — spectral class (P215): C. IRAS Point Sources of flux at 12 microns greater than flux at 25 microns and falling within about 7 degrees of the Galactic Plane. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): BM IV 1. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): C* 720. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): CGCS 1659. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): GEN# +6.10180720. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): GSC 05974-03076. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): HIC 35549. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): HIP 35549. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): IRAS 07179-2014. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): 2MASS J07200716-2019582. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): TYC 5974-3076-1. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): UCAC2 23815469. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): AKARI-IRC-V1 J0720071-201958. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): WISE J072007.18-201958.2. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): Gaia DR1 2930050603709687680. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): Gaia DR2 2930050608015475968. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — catalog code (P528): MY CMa. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.31'}. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.91'}. SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.000'}. VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.950'}. VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.443'}. VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ MY Canis Majoris — apparent magnitude (P1215): {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.3915'}. Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ MY Canis Majoris is an instance of carbon star (Q130019) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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