CW LEONIS – Why it may not be what is claimed.
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Quite a few more inconsistencies when it come to the Famous CW Leonis:
Here's the data on that point found searching CW Leonis:
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Principal Galaxy Catalog
PGC1427054 is a dim galaxy northwest of Regulus, well-known and cataloged - not CW Leonis, someone has their data wrong on this site
Another CW Leonis representation: IRC +10216
Here is the wiki (120–150 pc):
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We know it is moving through the Interstellar Medium:
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1968 observation of IRC +10216: [
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290 parsecs - 945.4 light years away this was the commonly used figure for about 10 years or so
In the 80's most research used a figure of ~200 parsecs
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and this continued into the 90's
This Article from 1999 puts the distance to IRC +10216 at around 200 parsecs or 652 light years:
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Then in the late 90's to 2000's it was 100-150 parsecs (note, in the transition both new lower and higher older number might be used)
This article from 2000 put it at 130 parsecs - 423 light years:
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This article : [
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from 2001 put's CW Leonis at 500 light years away
130 pc - 423
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150 parsecs - 1998
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In early 2000's lower numbers became the norm for pc distance.
Looking through many papers researching CW Leonis, have noticed that distance numbers have steadily decreased over the last 2 decades from 300 parsecs to closer to 100 parsecs. I don't know how big the shell is on this thing, but if it truly was at 120 parsecs in 2000 and moving 100 parsecs a decade, where would that put it now? At our front door. If you don't believe me, go do a google search on 'distance to IRC +10216'. You also will see the creep towards us.