NML Cygni

Summary

NML Cygni is an OH/IR star^[1]. It draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (oh_ir_star category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• NML Cygni's image is recorded as CygOB2 med.jpg^[3].
• NML Cygni's instance of is recorded as OH/IR star^[4].
• NML Cygni's instance of is recorded as red hypergiant^[5].
• NML Cygni's instance of is recorded as semiregular variable star^[6].
• NML Cygni's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[7].
• NML Cygni's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[8].
• NML Cygni's constellation is recorded as Cygnus^[9].
• NML Cygni's spectral class is recorded as M6III^[10].
• NML Cygni's Commons category is recorded as NML Cygni^[11].
• NML Cygni's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J20462554+4006594^[12].
• NML Cygni's catalog code is recorded as IRC +40448^[13].
• NML Cygni's catalog code is recorded as JP11 5547^[14].
• NML Cygni's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 2650^[15].
• NML Cygni's catalog code is recorded as V1489 Cyg^[16].
• NML Cygni's catalog code is recorded as [LFO93] 2044+39^[17].
• NML Cygni's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2065235853217670656^[18].
• NML Cygni's catalog code is recorded as [TVH89] 432^[19].
• NML Cygni's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 2065235853217670656^[20].
• NML Cygni's catalog code is recorded as TIC 66995250^[21].
• NML Cygni's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 2042+39^[22].
• NML Cygni's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ll1v15^[23].
• NML Cygni's type of variable star is recorded as semiregular variable star^[24].
• NML Cygni's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.877'}^[25].
• NML Cygni's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+2.389'}^[26].
• NML Cygni's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+0.791'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include OH/IR star^[4], red hypergiant^[5], semiregular variable star^[6], infrared source^[7], and near-infrared source^[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J20462554+4006594^[12], IRC +40448^[13], JP11 5547^[14], RAFGL 2650^[15], V1489 Cyg^[16], and [LFO93] 2044+39^[17].

Why It Matters

NML Cygni draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (oh_ir_star category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]