V4998 Sagittarii

Summary

V4998 Sagittarii is a luminous blue variable^[1]. It draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (luminous_blue_variable category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• V4998 Sagittarii's image is recorded as LBV G0.120-0.048.jpg^[3].
• V4998 Sagittarii's instance of is recorded as luminous blue variable^[4].
• V4998 Sagittarii's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[5].
• V4998 Sagittarii's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius^[6].
• V4998 Sagittarii's spectral class is recorded as WN5b^[7].
• V4998 Sagittarii's Commons category is recorded as LBV G0.120−0.048^[8].
• V4998 Sagittarii's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J17460562-2851319^[9].
• V4998 Sagittarii's catalog code is recorded as [MKN2009] 1066^[10].
• V4998 Sagittarii's catalog code is recorded as SSTGC 595621^[11].
• V4998 Sagittarii's catalog code is recorded as [DWC2011] 92^[12].
• V4998 Sagittarii's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012r5l2v^[13].
• V4998 Sagittarii's type of variable star is recorded as luminous blue variable^[14].
• V4998 Sagittarii's type of variable star is recorded as semiregular variable star^[15].
• V4998 Sagittarii's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.534'}^[16].
• V4998 Sagittarii's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.239'}^[17].
• V4998 Sagittarii's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.462'}^[18].
• V4998 Sagittarii's SIMBAD ID is recorded as [NHS93] 22^[19].
• V4998 Sagittarii's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+266.5234375'}^[20].
• V4998 Sagittarii's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-28.8588667'}^[21].
• V4998 Sagittarii's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[22].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include luminous blue variable^[4] and infrared source^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J17460562-2851319^[9], [MKN2009] 1066^[10], SSTGC 595621^[11], and [DWC2011] 92^[12].

Why It Matters

V4998 Sagittarii draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (luminous_blue_variable category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]