VFTS 243

spectroscopic binary in the constellation Dorado
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VFTS 243

Summary

VFTS 243 is a spectroscopic binary[1]. It draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (spectroscopic_binary category, ranking #24 of 110).[2]

Key Facts

  • VFTS 243's image is recorded as VFTS 243 in HST color.png[3].
  • VFTS 243's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary[4].
  • VFTS 243's constellation is recorded as Dorado[5].
  • VFTS 243's spectral class is recorded as O7V(n)((f))[6].
  • VFTS 243's Commons category is recorded as VFTS 243[7].
  • VFTS 243's catalog code is recorded as VFTS 243[8].
  • VFTS 243's catalog code is recorded as IRSF J05380841-6909190[9].
  • VFTS 243's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05380840-6909190[10].
  • VFTS 243's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4657679968549413376[11].
  • VFTS 243's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.755'}[12].
  • VFTS 243's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.620'}[13].
  • VFTS 243's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.605'}[14].
  • VFTS 243's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.26'}[15].
  • VFTS 243's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.47'}[16].
  • VFTS 243's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2522'}[17].
  • VFTS 243's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.0024'}[18].
  • VFTS 243's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+317.1'}[19].
  • VFTS 243's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+248.7'}[20].
  • VFTS 243's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+330.7'}[21].
  • VFTS 243's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+296.1'}[22].
  • VFTS 243's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+202.2'}[23].
  • VFTS 243's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+246.9'}[24].
  • VFTS 243's SIMBAD ID is recorded as 2MASS J05380840-6909190[25].
  • VFTS 243's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+84.53502838904050'}[26].
  • VFTS 243's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-69.15527121274980'}[27].

Why It Matters

VFTS 243 draws 10 Wikipedia views per month (spectroscopic_binary category, ranking #24 of 110).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. XIV. The O-type stellar content of 30 Doradus. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. I. Introduction and observational overview. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. I. Introduction and observational overview. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. VIII. Multiplicity properties of the O-type star population. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. VIII. Multiplicity properties of the O-type star population. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. VIII. Multiplicity properties of the O-type star population. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. VIII. Multiplicity properties of the O-type star population. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. VIII. Multiplicity properties of the O-type star population. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey. VIII. Multiplicity properties of the O-type star population. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Gaia Data Release 2. 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.

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