Alcor

Summary

Alcor is a near-infrared source^[1]. Alcor ranks in the top 5% of near_infrared_source entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alcor's image is recorded as Mizar en Alcor.jpg^[3].
• Alcor's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[4].
• Alcor's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[5].
• Alcor's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major^[6].
• Alcor's spectral class is recorded as A5V+M3-4V^[7].
• Alcor's part of is recorded as Mizar and Alcor^[8].
• Alcor's part of is recorded as Big Dipper^[9].
• Alcor's part of is recorded as Ursa Major Moving Group^[10].
• Alcor's Commons category is recorded as Alcor^[11].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as g UMa^[12].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J132513.8+545920^[13].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J13251353+5459165^[14].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as BD+55 1603^[15].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J13240+5456D^[16].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as CEL 4258^[17].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as CSV 101383^[18].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as GC 18155^[19].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 7966^[20].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as GJ 3785^[21].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as GSC 03850-01384^[22].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as HD 116842^[23].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as HIC 65477^[24].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as HIP 65477^[25].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as HR 5062^[26].
• Alcor's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 13232+5514^[27].

Why It Matters

Alcor ranks in the top 5% of near_infrared_source entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).^[2] Alcor has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Alcor is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]