Z Doradus

variable star in the constellation Dorado
Place red_supergiant Q56257212
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Z Doradus

Summary

Z Doradus is a red supergiant[1].

Key Facts

  • Z Doradus's instance of is recorded as red supergiant[2].
  • Z Doradus's instance of is recorded as variable star[3].
  • Z Doradus's constellation is recorded as Dorado[4].
  • Z Doradus's spectral class is recorded as M4Ia-Iab[5].
  • Z Doradus's part of is recorded as Large Magellanic Cloud[6].
  • Z Doradus's part of is recorded as NGC 2070[7].
  • Z Doradus's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05381601-6910112[8].
  • Z Doradus's catalog code is recorded as OGLE BRIGHT-LMC-MISC-311[9].
  • Z Doradus's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4657679758058148864[10].
  • Z Doradus's catalog code is recorded as Z Dor[11].
  • Z Doradus's type of variable star is recorded as slow irregular variable[12].
  • Z Doradus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.798'}[13].
  • Z Doradus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.037'}[14].
  • Z Doradus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.49'}[15].
  • Z Doradus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+11.367'}[16].
  • Z Doradus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+12.5718'}[17].
  • Z Doradus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9.308'}[18].
  • Z Doradus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+8.336'}[19].
  • Z Doradus's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+7.867'}[20].
  • Z Doradus's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21500224', 'amount': '+0.0343'}[21].
  • Z Doradus's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3674704', 'amount': '+288.81'}[22].
  • Z Doradus's SIMBAD ID is recorded as V* Z Dor[23].
  • Z Doradus's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+84.56667295303750'}[24].
  • Z Doradus's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '-69.16978918843800'}[25].
  • Z Doradus's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[26].

Body

Geography

Part of include Large Magellanic Cloud[6], a dwarf galaxy[27] and NGC 2070[7], an open cluster[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include red supergiant[2] and variable star[3].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J05381601-6910112[8], OGLE BRIGHT-LMC-MISC-311[9], Gaia DR2 4657679758058148864[10], and Z Dor[11].

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] . A new survey of cool supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds. 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] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Spitzer SAGE infrared photometry of massive stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Spitzer SAGE infrared photometry of massive stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . The Evolution of Massive Stars. I. Red Supergiants in the Magellanic Clouds. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Variable stars from the OGLE-III Shallow Survey in the Large Magellanic Cloud. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). 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] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Gaia Data Release 2. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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