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R Canis Majoris (Rommel)

The uranometric designation of R Canis Majoris is updated, extending to Rommel Canis Majoris. Chilean astronomer Amparo Rogel (who was investigating the super-Earth candidate, '7 Canis Majoris b') thus contributed to improving the star's recognition.
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R Canis Majoris (Rommel)

Summary

R Canis Majoris (Rommel) is an Algol variable[1]. R Canis Majoris (Rommel) draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (algol_variable category, ranking #6 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s instance of is recorded as Algol variable[3].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary[4].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star[5].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s constellation is recorded as Canis Major[6].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s spectral class is recorded as F2III/IV[7].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J071928.0-162339[8].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J07192815-1623426[9].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as BD-16 1898[10].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as GC 9758[11].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as GCRV 4856[12].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as GJ 9232[13].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as GSC 05965-02336[14].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as HD 57167[15].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as HIC 35487[16].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as HIP 35487[17].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as HR 2788[18].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as IRAS 07172-1618[19].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as LTT 2796[20].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as N30 1633[21].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as NLTT 17705[22].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as PLX 1726[23].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as PLX 1726.00[24].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as PPM 218497[25].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as ROT 1178[26].
  • R Canis Majoris (Rommel)'s catalog code is recorded as SAO 152724[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Algol variable[3], spectroscopic binary[4], and high proper-motion star[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 1RXS J071928.0-162339[8], 2MASS J07192815-1623426[9], BD-16 1898[10], GC 9758[11], GCRV 4856[12], and GJ 9232[13].

Why It Matters

R Canis Majoris (Rommel) draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (algol_variable category, ranking #6 of 12).[2] R Canis Majoris (Rommel) has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] R Canis Majoris (Rommel) is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . General Catalogue of Variable Stars. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SB9: The ninth catalogue of spectroscopic binary orbits. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Q66617557. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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