52 Herculis

star in the constellation Hercules
Place star Q4640214
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52 Herculis

Summary

52 Herculis is a star[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 52 Herculis's instance of is recorded as star[3].
  • 52 Herculis's instance of is recorded as triple star system[4].
  • 52 Herculis's instance of is recorded as Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable[5].
  • 52 Herculis's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source[6].
  • 52 Herculis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[7].
  • 52 Herculis's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source[8].
  • 52 Herculis's instance of is recorded as multiple star[9].
  • 52 Herculis's instance of is recorded as variable star[10].
  • 52 Herculis's instance of is recorded as rotating variable star[11].
  • 52 Herculis's instance of is recorded as peculiar star[12].
  • 52 Herculis's instance of is recorded as Ap/Bp star[13].
  • 52 Herculis's constellation is recorded as Hercules[14].
  • 52 Herculis's spectral class is recorded as A5pSrCrEu[15].
  • 52 Herculis comprises 52 Herculis A[16].
  • 52 Herculis comprises 52 Herculis B[17].
  • 52 Herculis comprises UCAC3 272-127442[18].
  • 52 Herculis comprises GSC 03500-01359[19].
  • 52 Herculis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 16477+4604[20].
  • 52 Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J16491422+4559000[21].
  • 52 Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HR 6254[22].
  • 52 Herculis's catalog code is recorded as SAO 46305[23].
  • 52 Herculis's catalog code is recorded as GSC 03500-02419[24].
  • 52 Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HD 152107[25].
  • 52 Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HIP 82321[26].
  • 52 Herculis's catalog code is recorded as BD+46 2220[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star[3], triple star system[4], Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable[5], astrophysical X-ray source[6], near-infrared source[7], and ultraviolet source[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IRAS 16477+4604[20], 2MASS J16491422+4559000[21], HR 6254[22], SAO 46305[23], GSC 03500-02419[24], and HD 152107[25].

Why It Matters

52 Herculis ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . General Catalogue of Variable Stars. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . MSC - a catalogue of physical multiple stars. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . General catalogue of AP and AM stars. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The Relation between Rotational Velocities and Spectral Peculiarities among A-Type Stars. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Washington Double Star Catalog. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Washington Double Star Catalog. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Washington Double Star Catalog. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Washington Double Star Catalog. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Stellar rotational velocity {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+25'}
    Constellation Hercules
    Apparent magnitude {'amount': '+4.78'}, {'amount': '+4.914'}, {'amount': '+4.823'} +2
    Effective temperature {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+8300'}
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: V637HerLightCurve.png, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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