SN 1917A

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SN 1917A

Summary

SN 1917A is a supernova[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • SN 1917A is credited with the discovery of George Willis Ritchey[3].
  • SN 1917A's instance of is recorded as supernova[4].
  • SN 1917A's constellation is recorded as Cepheus[5].
  • SN 1917A's spectral class is recorded as SN.II[6].
  • SN 1917A's location is recorded as Q671210[7].
  • SN 1917A's part of is recorded as Q671210[8].
  • SN 1917A's catalog code is recorded as SN 1917A[9].
  • SN 1917A's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1917-07-19T00:00:00Z[10].
  • SN 1917A's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h3wmnp[11].
  • SN 1917A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.6'}[12].
  • SN 1917A's SIMBAD ID is recorded as SN 1917A[13].
  • SN 1917A's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+308.69542'}[14].
  • SN 1917A's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+60.12472'}[15].
  • SN 1917A's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[16].

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Works and Contributions

SN 1917A is credited with the discovery of George Willis Ritchey[3].

Why It Matters

SN 1917A has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Asiago Supernova Catalogue. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Asiago Supernova Catalogue (Version 2008-Mar). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . X-ray emission from the historical supernovae in the spiral galaxy NGC 6946: SN 1980K and SN 1968D recovered?. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . X-ray emission from the historical supernovae in the spiral galaxy NGC 6946: SN 1980K and SN 1968D recovered?. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . X-ray emission from the historical supernovae in the spiral galaxy NGC 6946: SN 1980K and SN 1968D recovered?. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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