Q Cygni

Summary

Q Cygni is a nova^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (nova category, ranking #6 of 13).^[2]

Key Facts

• Q Cygni's image is recorded as NGC 7114 PanS.jpg^[3].
• Q Cygni's instance of is recorded as nova^[4].
• Q Cygni's instance of is recorded as cataclysmic variable star^[5].
• Q Cygni's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[6].
• Q Cygni's constellation is recorded as Cygnus^[7].
• Q Cygni's locator map image is recorded as QCygLocation.png^[8].
• Q Cygni's Commons category is recorded as Q Cygni^[9].
• Q Cygni's catalog code is recorded as NGC 7114^[10].
• Q Cygni's catalog code is recorded as BD+42 4182a^[11].
• Q Cygni's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J21414393+4250290^[12].
• Q Cygni's catalog code is recorded as Q Cyg^[13].
• Q Cygni's catalog code is recorded as HR 8296^[14].
• Q Cygni's catalog code is recorded as UCAC2 46600206^[15].
• Q Cygni's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1966874711229398656^[16].
• Q Cygni's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 2137+42^[17].
• Q Cygni's catalog code is recorded as TIC 190618916^[18].
• Q Cygni's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 1966874711229398656^[19].
• Q Cygni's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1885-10-26T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Q Cygni's type of variable star is recorded as fast novae^[21].
• Q Cygni's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.5171'}^[22].
• Q Cygni's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.541'}^[23].
• Q Cygni's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.25'}^[24].
• Q Cygni's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.105'}^[25].
• Q Cygni's described by source is recorded as The New Star in the Constellation of the Swan^[26].
• Q Cygni's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180892', 'amount': '+0.8'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include nova^[4], cataclysmic variable star^[5], and near-infrared source^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include NGC 7114^[10], BD+42 4182a^[11], 2MASS J21414393+4250290^[12], Q Cyg^[13], HR 8296^[14], and UCAC2 46600206^[15].

Why It Matters

Q Cygni draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (nova category, ranking #6 of 13).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]