X Canis Majoris

variable star in the constellation Canis Majoris
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X Canis Majoris

Summary

X Canis Majoris is a long-period variable star[1].

Key Facts

  • X Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as long-period variable star[2].
  • X Canis Majoris's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[3].
  • X Canis Majoris's spectral class is recorded as M5/6III[4].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as GSC 06522-02693[5].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as HD 51550[6].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 06546-2353[7].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IRC -20114[8].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J06564593-2357553[9].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as PPM 727014[10].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 4065[11].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as TYC 6522-2693-1[12].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2922331349191689088[13].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as X CMa[14].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as AN 194.1907[15].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as CD-23 4628[16].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as CPD-23 1628[17].
  • X Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as SV* HV 3030[18].
  • X Canis Majoris's type of variable star is recorded as SRb semi-regular variable star[19].
  • X Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10.16'}[20].
  • X Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.99'}[21].
  • X Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.1552'}[22].
  • X Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2.022'}[23].
  • X Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1.129'}[24].
  • X Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.738'}[25].
  • X Canis Majoris's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+2.7904'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

X Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as long-period variable star[2].

History and Context

Catalog codes include GSC 06522-02693[5], HD 51550[6], IRAS 06546-2353[7], IRC -20114[8], 2MASS J06564593-2357553[9], and PPM 727014[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] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Q66617557. 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] . 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] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+, 2007-2017). wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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