W Pictoris

variable star in the constellation Pictor
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W Pictoris

Summary

W Pictoris is a carbon star[1].

Key Facts

  • W Pictoris's instance of is recorded as carbon star[2].
  • W Pictoris's instance of is recorded as long-period variable star[3].
  • W Pictoris's constellation is recorded as Pictor[4].
  • W Pictoris's spectral class is recorded as C-J5_C2_6_j7_MS3_tau0_SiC1[5].
  • W Pictoris's spectral class is recorded as C-J5[6].
  • W Pictoris's catalog code is recorded as HIC 26958[7].
  • W Pictoris's catalog code is recorded as HIP 26958[8].
  • W Pictoris's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05418-4628[9].
  • W Pictoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05431383-4627137[10].
  • W Pictoris's catalog code is recorded as PPM 309991[11].
  • W Pictoris's catalog code is recorded as SAO 217489[12].
  • W Pictoris's catalog code is recorded as C* 398[13].
  • W Pictoris's catalog code is recorded as CGCS 1052[14].
  • W Pictoris's catalog code is recorded as [LFO93] 0541-46[15].
  • W Pictoris's catalog code is recorded as TYC 8087-1669-1[16].
  • W Pictoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR1 4795998870578875136[17].
  • W Pictoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4795998874875011840[18].
  • W Pictoris's catalog code is recorded as W Pic[19].
  • W Pictoris's type of variable star is recorded as slow irregular variable[20].
  • W Pictoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.52'}[21].
  • W Pictoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.80'}[22].
  • W Pictoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.7871'}[23].
  • W Pictoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3.03'}[24].
  • W Pictoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1.80'}[25].
  • W Pictoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1.08'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include carbon star[2] and long-period variable star[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HIC 26958[7], HIP 26958[8], IRAS 05418-4628[9], 2MASS J05431383-4627137[10], PPM 309991[11], and SAO 217489[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . NSCC--A new scheme of classification of c-rich stars devised from optical and infrared observations. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . NSCC--A new scheme of classification of c-rich stars devised from optical and infrared observations. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . SIMBAD. 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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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