U Canis Majoris

variable star in the constellation Canis Major
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U Canis Majoris

Summary

U Canis Majoris is a long-period variable star[1].

Key Facts

  • U Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as long-period variable star[2].
  • U Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[3].
  • U Canis Majoris's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[4].
  • U Canis Majoris's spectral class is recorded as M7[5].
  • U Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as ASAS J061851-2610.0[6].
  • U Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 06168-2608[7].
  • U Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IRC -30057[8].
  • U Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J06185061-2609599[9].
  • U Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as PPM 726242[10].
  • U Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2900062424792763904[11].
  • U Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as U CMa[12].
  • U Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 0614-26[13].
  • U Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as TYC 6510-388-1[14].
  • U Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as TIC 37918787[15].
  • U Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 2900062424792763904[16].
  • U Canis Majoris's type of variable star is recorded as SRa semi-regular variable star[17].
  • U Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.68'}[18].
  • U Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.00'}[19].
  • U Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3.98'}[20].
  • U Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3.04'}[21].
  • U Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2.67'}[22].
  • U Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.85485'}[23].
  • U Canis Majoris's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.824'}[24].
  • U Canis Majoris's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1213.592'}[25].
  • U Canis Majoris's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11ddzl78h4[26].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include long-period variable star[2] and near-infrared source[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include ASAS J061851-2610.0[6], IRAS 06168-2608[7], IRC -30057[8], 2MASS J06185061-2609599[9], PPM 726242[10], and Gaia DR2 2900062424792763904[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Classification of 831 Two-Micron Sky Survey. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . International Variable Star Index. Retrieved . aavso.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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