RV Tauri

Summary

RV Tauri is a post-AGB star^[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (post_agb_star category, ranking #2 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• RV Tauri's instance of is recorded as post-AGB star^[3].
• RV Tauri's instance of is recorded as RV Tauri variable^[4].
• RV Tauri's instance of is recorded as Mira variable^[5].
• RV Tauri's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[6].
• RV Tauri's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[7].
• RV Tauri's spectral class is recorded as K0^[8].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as HD 283868^[9].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 04440+2605^[10].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J04470673+2610455^[11].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as GSC 01835-01075^[12].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 0441+26^[13].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as GSC2 N301132129^[14].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as AG+26 443^[15].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as BD+25 732^[16].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 2803^[17].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as PPM 93762^[18].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as TYC 1835-1075-1^[19].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as RV Tau^[20].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR1 154255571501975936^[21].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as WEB 4279^[22].
• RV Tauri's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 154255575798532096^[23].
• RV Tauri's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07yfl4^[24].
• RV Tauri's type of variable star is recorded as RV Tauri variable^[25].
• RV Tauri's type of variable star is recorded as Mira variable^[26].
• RV Tauri's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.00'}^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include post-AGB star^[3], RV Tauri variable^[4], Mira variable^[5], and infrared source^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 283868^[9], IRAS 04440+2605^[10], 2MASS J04470673+2610455^[11], GSC 01835-01075^[12], AAVSO 0441+26^[13], and GSC2 N301132129^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for RV Tauri include it variable^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].

Why It Matters

RV Tauri draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (post_agb_star category, ranking #2 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include it variable^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].