U Crucis

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U Crucis

Summary

U Crucis is a variable star[1].

Key Facts

  • U Crucis's instance of is recorded as variable star[2].
  • U Crucis's instance of is recorded as Mira variable[3].
  • U Crucis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[4].
  • U Crucis's constellation is recorded as Crux[5].
  • U Crucis's spectral class is recorded as M8:[6].
  • U Crucis's catalog code is recorded as ASAS J123223-5735.0[7].
  • U Crucis's catalog code is recorded as HD 109090[8].
  • U Crucis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 12295-5718[9].
  • U Crucis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J12322374-5734587[10].
  • U Crucis's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 6059588355150839552[11].
  • U Crucis's catalog code is recorded as U Cru[12].
  • U Crucis's catalog code is recorded as TYC 8654-3384-1[13].
  • U Crucis's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 1226-57[14].
  • U Crucis's catalog code is recorded as TIC 272801555[15].
  • U Crucis's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 6059588350845454464[16].
  • U Crucis's type of variable star is recorded as Mira variable[17].
  • U Crucis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.60'}[18].
  • U Crucis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.07'}[19].
  • U Crucis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.521'}[20].
  • U Crucis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3.265'}[21].
  • U Crucis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2.536'}[22].
  • U Crucis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.324625'}[23].
  • U Crucis's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.9232'}[24].
  • U Crucis's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+1083.189'}[25].
  • U Crucis's SIMBAD ID is recorded as V* U Cru[26].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include variable star[2], Mira variable[3], and near-infrared source[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include ASAS J123223-5735.0[7], HD 109090[8], IRAS 12295-5718[9], 2MASS J12322374-5734587[10], Gaia DR2 6059588355150839552[11], and U Cru[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . IRAS Point Sources of flux at 12 microns greater than flux at 25 microns and falling within about 7 degrees of the Galactic Plane. 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] . The All Sky Automated Survey. Variable Stars in the 0h - 6h Quarter of the Southern Hemisphere. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). 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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