V1400 Centauri

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V1400 Centauri

Summary

V1400 Centauri is a K-type star[1]. It draws 853 Wikipedia views per month (k_type_star category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • V1400 Centauri's instance of is recorded as K-type star[3].
  • V1400 Centauri's instance of is recorded as variable star[4].
  • V1400 Centauri's instance of is recorded as young stellar object[5].
  • V1400 Centauri's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source[6].
  • V1400 Centauri's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[7].
  • V1400 Centauri's constellation is recorded as Centaurus[8].
  • V1400 Centauri's spectral class is recorded as K5IV(e)Li[9].
  • V1400 Centauri is part of Scorpius–Centaurus Association[10].
  • V1400 Centauri's Commons category is recorded as V1400 Centauri[11].
  • V1400 Centauri's child astronomical body is recorded as J1407b[12].
  • V1400 Centauri's catalog code is recorded as V1400 Cen[13].
  • V1400 Centauri's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J140746.9-394543[14].
  • V1400 Centauri's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J14074792-3945427[15].
  • V1400 Centauri's catalog code is recorded as GSC 07807-00004[16].
  • V1400 Centauri's catalog code is recorded as UCAC3 101-141675[17].
  • V1400 Centauri's catalog code is recorded as ASAS J140748-3945.7[18].
  • V1400 Centauri's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 252-062736[19].
  • V1400 Centauri's catalog code is recorded as UCAC2 14835467[20].
  • V1400 Centauri's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 6117085769513415168[21].
  • V1400 Centauri's catalog code is recorded as PPMX J140747.9-394542[22].
  • V1400 Centauri's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 6117085769513415168[23].
  • V1400 Centauri's catalog code is recorded as TIC 179367009[24].
  • V1400 Centauri's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.56'}[25].
  • V1400 Centauri's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.31'}[26].
  • V1400 Centauri's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.91'}[27].

Body

Geography

V1400 Centauri is part of Scorpius–Centaurus Association[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include K-type star[3], variable star[4], young stellar object[5], astrophysical X-ray source[6], and near-infrared source[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include V1400 Cen[13], 1RXS J140746.9-394543[14], 2MASS J14074792-3945427[15], GSC 07807-00004[16], UCAC3 101-141675[17], and ASAS J140748-3945.7[18].

Why It Matters

V1400 Centauri draws 853 Wikipedia views per month (k_type_star category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Planetary construction zones in occultation: discovery of an extrasolar ring system transiting a young sun-like star and future prospects for detecting eclipses by circumsecondary and circumplanetary disks. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A search for transiting companions in the J1407 (V1400 Cen) system. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Planetary construction zones in occultation: discovery of an extrasolar ring system transiting a young sun-like star and future prospects for detecting eclipses by circumsecondary and circumplanetary disks. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Planetary construction zones in occultation: discovery of an extrasolar ring system transiting a young sun-like star and future prospects for detecting eclipses by circumsecondary and circumplanetary disks. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Planetary construction zones in occultation: discovery of an extrasolar ring system transiting a young sun-like star and future prospects for detecting eclipses by circumsecondary and circumplanetary disks. 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Planetary construction zones in occultation: discovery of an extrasolar ring system transiting a young sun-like star and future prospects for detecting eclipses by circumsecondary and circumplanetary disks. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. 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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    Luminosity {'unit': 'Q843877', 'amount': '+0.3431'}
    Constellation Centaurus
    Part of
    Radius {'unit': 'Q48440', 'amount': '+1.0661'}
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