Y Canis Majoris

Mira variable star in the constellation Canis Major
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Y Canis Majoris

Summary

Y Canis Majoris is a Mira variable[1].

Key Facts

  • Y Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as Mira variable[2].
  • Y Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[3].
  • Y Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as variable star[4].
  • Y Canis Majoris's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[5].
  • Y Canis Majoris's spectral class is recorded as M8[6].
  • Y Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 07019-1631[7].
  • Y Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IRC -20117[8].
  • Y Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J07041284-1635352[9].
  • Y Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2935492125421409152[10].
  • Y Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Y CMa[11].
  • Y Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as TIC 148240186[12].
  • Y Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 2935492125421409152[13].
  • Y Canis Majoris's type of variable star is recorded as Mira variable[14].
  • Y Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15'}[15].
  • Y Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+5.275'}[16].
  • Y Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4.372'}[17].
  • Y Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3.701'}[18].
  • Y Canis Majoris's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.908829'}[19].
  • Y Canis Majoris's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.7465'}[20].
  • Y Canis Majoris's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11g81tg85n[21].
  • Y Canis Majoris's SIMBAD ID is recorded as V* Y CMa[22].
  • Y Canis Majoris's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+106.05351398951'}[23].
  • Y Canis Majoris's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-16.59310848809'}[24].
  • Y Canis Majoris's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[25].
  • Y Canis Majoris's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-3.287'}[26].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include IRAS 07019-1631[7], IRC -20117[8], 2MASS J07041284-1635352[9], Gaia DR2 2935492125421409152[10], Y CMa[11], and TIC 148240186[12].

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] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . IRAS Point Sources of flux at 12 microns greater than flux at 25 microns and falling within about 7 degrees of the Galactic Plane. 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] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 3rd ed.. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Classification of 831 Two-Micron Sky Survey. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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