Q Centauri A

star in the constellation Centaurus
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Q Centauri A

Summary

Q Centauri An is a high proper-motion star[1]. It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Q Centauri A's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star[3].
  • Q Centauri A's instance of is recorded as star[4].
  • Q Centauri A's instance of is recorded as B-type main sequence star[5].
  • Q Centauri A's constellation is recorded as Centaurus[6].
  • Q Centauri A's spectral class is recorded as B8.5Vn[7].
  • Q Centauri An is part of Q Centauri[8].
  • Q Centauri A's companion of is recorded as Q Centauri B[9].
  • Q Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J13417-5434A[10].
  • Q Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as HD 118991A[11].
  • Q Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as IDS 13353-5403 A[12].
  • Q Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J13414477-5433339[13].
  • Q Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as UCAC3 71-237669[14].
  • Q Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 178-112558[15].
  • Q Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as uvby98 100118991 A[16].
  • Q Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as WDS J13417-5434A[17].
  • Q Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 6065381024758288128[18].
  • Q Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as TYC 8667-432-1[19].
  • Q Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 6065381024758288128[20].
  • Q Centauri A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.135'}[21].
  • Q Centauri A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.217'}[22].
  • Q Centauri A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.08'}[23].
  • Q Centauri A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.242280'}[24].
  • Q Centauri A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.368'}[25].
  • Q Centauri A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.45'}[26].
  • Q Centauri A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.429'}[27].

Body

Geography

Q Centauri An is part of Q Centauri[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include high proper-motion star[3], star[4], and B-type main sequence star[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include CCDM J13417-5434A[10], HD 118991A[11], IDS 13353-5403 A[12], 2MASS J13414477-5433339[13], UCAC3 71-237669[14], and UCAC4 178-112558[15].

Why It Matters

Q Centauri An is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The early A type stars: refined MK classification, confrontation with Stromgren photometry, and the effects of rotation. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Washington Double Star Catalog. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Washington Double Star Catalog. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Constellation Centaurus
    Catalog code CCDM J13417-5434A, HD 118991A, IDS 13353-5403 A +8
    Metallicity {'unit': '1', 'amount': '-0.1564'}
    Declination {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
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