S Andromedae

supernova in the Andromeda Galaxy, spotted by mankind in August 1885
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S Andromedae

Summary

S Andromedae is a supernova[1]. It draws 77 Wikipedia views per month (supernova category, ranking #6 of 26).[2]

Key Facts

  • S Andromedae is credited with the discovery of Ernst Hartwig[3].
  • S Andromedae's image is recorded as SAndLightCurve.png[4].
  • S Andromedae's instance of is recorded as supernova[5].
  • S Andromedae's instance of is recorded as supernova remnant[6].
  • S Andromedae's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[7].
  • S Andromedae's instance of is recorded as variable star[8].
  • S Andromedae's instance of is recorded as cataclysmic variable star[9].
  • S Andromedae's instance of is recorded as type Ia supernova[10].
  • S Andromedae's constellation is recorded as Andromeda[11].
  • S Andromedae's spectral class is recorded as SNI[12].
  • S Andromedae's part of is recorded as Andromeda Galaxy[13].
  • S Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as SN 1885A[14].
  • S Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as HR 182[15].
  • S Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J00424312+4116032[16].
  • S Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as BD+40 147a[17].
  • S Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as S And[18].
  • S Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as TIC 438234291[19].
  • S Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 0037+40[20].
  • S Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as EV* M31 V0894[21].
  • S Andromedae's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1885-08-20T00:00:00Z[22].
  • S Andromedae's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03gm1_[23].
  • S Andromedae's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.1'}[24].
  • S Andromedae's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+5.80'}[25].
  • S Andromedae's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.268'}[26].
  • S Andromedae's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/S-Andromeda[27].

Body

Geography

S Andromedae's part of is recorded as Andromeda Galaxy[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include supernova[5], supernova remnant[6], near-infrared source[7], variable star[8], cataclysmic variable star[9], and type Ia supernova[10].

History and Context

Catalog codes include SN 1885A[14], HR 182[15], 2MASS J00424312+4116032[16], BD+40 147a[17], S And[18], and TIC 438234291[19].

Why It Matters

S Andromedae draws 77 Wikipedia views per month (supernova category, ranking #6 of 26).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Asiago Supernova Catalogue. 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] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Asiago Supernova Catalogue (Version 2008-Mar). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: Combined General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2004). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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