VY Herculis

Mira variable star in the constellation Hercules
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VY Herculis

Summary

VY Herculis is a Mira variable[1].

Key Facts

  • VY Herculis's instance of is recorded as Mira variable[2].
  • VY Herculis's instance of is recorded as infrared source[3].
  • VY Herculis's instance of is recorded as long-period variable star[4].
  • VY Herculis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[5].
  • VY Herculis's constellation is recorded as Hercules[6].
  • VY Herculis's spectral class is recorded as M5e[7].
  • VY Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J17071761+1710228[8].
  • VY Herculis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 17050+1714[9].
  • VY Herculis's catalog code is recorded as ASAS J170718+1710.4[10].
  • VY Herculis's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4547905998898219648[11].
  • VY Herculis's catalog code is recorded as VY Her[12].
  • VY Herculis's catalog code is recorded as TIC 143100963[13].
  • VY Herculis's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 536-062885[14].
  • VY Herculis's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 4547905998898219648[15].
  • VY Herculis's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 1702+17[16].
  • VY Herculis's type of variable star is recorded as long-period variable star[17].
  • VY Herculis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.597'}[18].
  • VY Herculis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3.600'}[19].
  • VY Herculis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3.059'}[20].
  • VY Herculis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.004'}[21].
  • VY Herculis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.269623'}[22].
  • VY Herculis's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.6266'}[23].
  • VY Herculis's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '-96'}[24].
  • VY Herculis's SIMBAD ID is recorded as V* VY Her[25].
  • VY Herculis's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+256.82337338676'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Mira variable[2], infrared source[3], long-period variable star[4], and near-infrared source[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J17071761+1710228[8], IRAS 17050+1714[9], ASAS J170718+1710.4[10], Gaia DR2 4547905998898219648[11], VY Her[12], and TIC 143100963[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Spectral types of nineteen red variable stars. 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] . Determination of pulsation periods and other parameters of 2875 stars classified as Mira in the All Sky Automated Survey (ASAS). wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Fourth USNO CCD Astrograph Catalog. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Mira kinematics from Hipparcos data: a Galactic bar to beyond the Solar circle. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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