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y Centauri A

Summary

y Centauri An is a high proper-motion star[1].

Key Facts

  • y Centauri A's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star[2].
  • y Centauri A's instance of is recorded as star[3].
  • y Centauri A's constellation is recorded as Centaurus[4].
  • y Centauri A's spectral class is recorded as F2[5].
  • y Centauri A's part of is recorded as y Centauri[6].
  • y Centauri A's companion of is recorded as y Centauri B[7].
  • y Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J13535-3540A[8].
  • y Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as HD 120987A[9].
  • y Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as WDS J13535-3540A[10].
  • y Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 6121891150715463296[11].
  • y Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as TYC 7291-1975-1[12].
  • y Centauri A's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 6121891150715463296[13].
  • y Centauri A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.631'}[14].
  • y Centauri A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.218'}[15].
  • y Centauri A's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+6.171225'}[16].
  • y Centauri A's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+19.0254'}[17].
  • y Centauri A's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12129', 'amount': '+52.5613'}[18].
  • y Centauri A's SIMBAD ID is recorded as * y Cen A[19].
  • y Centauri A's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+208.38602787083'}[20].
  • y Centauri A's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-35.66435021390'}[21].
  • y Centauri A's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[22].
  • y Centauri A's effective temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11579', 'amount': '+5095.63'}[23].
  • y Centauri A's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-18.294'}[24].
  • y Centauri A's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q22137107', 'amount': '-88.606'}[25].
  • y Centauri A's Gaia ID is recorded as 6121891150715463296[26].

Body

Geography

y Centauri A's part of is recorded as y Centauri[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include high proper-motion star[2] and star[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include CCDM J13535-3540A[8], HD 120987A[9], WDS J13535-3540A[10], Gaia DR2 6121891150715463296[11], TYC 7291-1975-1[12], and Gaia DR3 6121891150715463296[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: Henry Draper Catalogue and Extension, published in Ann. Harvard Obs. 91-100 (1918-1925). wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Washington Double Star Catalog. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Washington Double Star Catalog. 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] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Gaia Early Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Gaia Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Gaia Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Gaia Data Release 3. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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