NAME VY CMa B

star in the constellation Canis Major
Place star Q80893810
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NAME VY CMa B

Summary

NAME VY CMa B is a star[1].

Key Facts

  • NAME VY CMa B's instance of is recorded as star[2].
  • NAME VY CMa B's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[3].
  • NAME VY CMa B's part of is recorded as VY Canis Majoris[4].
  • NAME VY CMa B's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5616197646848664576[5].
  • NAME VY CMa B's catalog code is recorded as VY CMa B[6].
  • NAME VY CMa B's catalog code is recorded as TYC 6541-2525-2[7].
  • NAME VY CMa B's catalog code is recorded as WDS J07230-2546B[8].
  • NAME VY CMa B's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J07230-2546B[9].
  • NAME VY CMa B's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.7492'}[10].
  • NAME VY CMa B's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.59'}[11].
  • NAME VY CMa B's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.34'}[12].
  • NAME VY CMa B's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME VY CMa B[13].
  • NAME VY CMa B's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+110.74302792105499'}[14].
  • NAME VY CMa B's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-25.76740533664389'}[15].
  • NAME VY CMa B's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[16].
  • NAME VY CMa B's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-9.2'}[17].
  • NAME VY CMa B's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '+0.9'}[18].

Body

Geography

NAME VY CMa B's part of is recorded as VY Canis Majoris[4].

Designation and Status

NAME VY CMa B's instance of is recorded as star[2].

History and Context

Catalog codes include Gaia DR2 5616197646848664576[5], VY CMa B[6], TYC 6541-2525-2[7], WDS J07230-2546B[8], and CCDM J07230-2546B[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Washington Double Star Catalog. 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] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . The Tycho double star catalogue. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . The Tycho double star catalogue. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . The Tycho double star catalogue. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . The Tycho double star catalogue. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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