W Mensae

variable star in the constellation Mensa
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W Mensae

Summary

W Mensae is a variable star[1]. It draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (variable_star category, ranking #31 of 158).[2]

Key Facts

  • W Mensae's instance of is recorded as variable star[3].
  • W Mensae's instance of is recorded as R Coronae Borealis variable[4].
  • W Mensae's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[5].
  • W Mensae's constellation is recorded as Mensa[6].
  • W Mensae's spectral class is recorded as F5I:/C[7].
  • W Mensae's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud[8].
  • W Mensae's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05262451-7111117[9].
  • W Mensae's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 2112 E[10].
  • W Mensae's catalog code is recorded as JP11 5391[11].
  • W Mensae's catalog code is recorded as W Men[12].
  • W Mensae's catalog code is recorded as WEB 4930[13].
  • W Mensae's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4651821079153433216[14].
  • W Mensae's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 0527-71[15].
  • W Mensae's catalog code is recorded as EV* LMC V2643[16].
  • W Mensae's catalog code is recorded as OGLE LMC-RCB-13[17].
  • W Mensae's catalog code is recorded as OGLE LMC-LPV-55694[18].
  • W Mensae's catalog code is recorded as TIC 373766893[19].
  • W Mensae's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 4651821079153433216[20].
  • W Mensae's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027hr3c[21].
  • W Mensae's type of variable star is recorded as R Coronae Borealis variable[22].
  • W Mensae's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.40'}[23].
  • W Mensae's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.032'}[24].
  • W Mensae's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.831'}[25].
  • W Mensae's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.296'}[26].
  • W Mensae's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.323'}[27].

Body

Geography

W Mensae's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include variable star[3], R Coronae Borealis variable[4], and near-infrared source[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J05262451-7111117[9], GCRV 2112 E[10], JP11 5391[11], W Men[12], WEB 4930[13], and Gaia DR2 4651821079153433216[14].

Why It Matters

W Mensae draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (variable_star category, ranking #31 of 158).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 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] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . General Catalogue of Stellar Spectral Classifications (Version 2013-Jul). wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. 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] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 3rd ed.. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. The OGLE-III catalog of variable stars. V. R Coronae Borealis stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud. 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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