W Pyxidis

variable star in the constellation Pyxis
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W Pyxidis

Summary

W Pyxidis is a long-period variable star[1].

Key Facts

  • W Pyxidis's instance of is recorded as long-period variable star[2].
  • W Pyxidis's constellation is recorded as Pyxis[3].
  • W Pyxidis's spectral class is recorded as M7[4].
  • W Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as ASAS J083654-1758.3[5].
  • W Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 08346-1747[6].
  • W Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as IRC -20171[7].
  • W Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J08365383-1758159[8].
  • W Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 1271[9].
  • W Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as BD-17 2578[10].
  • W Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as TYC 6015-680-1[11].
  • W Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5708753264353846016[12].
  • W Pyxidis's catalog code is recorded as W Pyx[13].
  • W Pyxidis's type of variable star is recorded as SRa semi-regular variable star[14].
  • W Pyxidis's type of variable star is recorded as long-period variable star[15].
  • W Pyxidis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.49'}[16].
  • W Pyxidis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.16'}[17].
  • W Pyxidis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.2699'}[18].
  • W Pyxidis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2.968'}[19].
  • W Pyxidis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2.051'}[20].
  • W Pyxidis's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1.654'}[21].
  • W Pyxidis's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+1.7131'}[22].
  • W Pyxidis's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+583.7371'}[23].
  • W Pyxidis's SIMBAD ID is recorded as V* W Pyx[24].
  • W Pyxidis's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+129.22428380444780'}[25].
  • W Pyxidis's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-17.97108686985500'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

W Pyxidis's instance of is recorded as long-period variable star[2].

History and Context

Catalog codes include ASAS J083654-1758.3[5], IRAS 08346-1747[6], IRC -20171[7], 2MASS J08365383-1758159[8], RAFGL 1271[9], and BD-17 2578[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Classification of 831 Two-Micron Sky Survey. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . SIMBAD. 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] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+, 2007-2017). wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Determination of pulsation periods and other parameters of 2875 stars classified as Mira in the All Sky Automated Survey (ASAS). wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Gaia Data Release 2. 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] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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