Algol

Summary

Algol is an Algol variable^[1]. Algol ranks in the top 8% of algol_variable entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (406 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Algol's image is recorded as Position Beta Per.png^[3].
• Algol's image is recorded as Algol AB movie imaged with the CHARA interferometer - labeled.gif^[4].
• Algol's instance of is recorded as Algol variable^[5].
• Algol's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[6].
• Algol's instance of is recorded as eclipsing binary star^[7].
• Algol's instance of is recorded as double star^[8].
• Algol's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[9].
• Algol's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[10].
• Algol's constellation is recorded as Perseus^[11].
• Algol's spectral class is recorded as B8V^[12].
• Algol's Commons category is recorded as Algol^[13].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J03081012+4057204^[14].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as SAO 38592^[15].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as HD 19356^[16].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as HIP 14576^[17].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as HR 936^[18].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 03048+4045^[19].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as GJ 9110^[20].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as β Per^[21].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as ADS 2362 A^[22].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 0304+40.7^[23].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J030810.0+405727^[24].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as 2EUVE J0308+40.9^[25].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as BD+40 673^[26].
• Algol's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J03082+4057A^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Algol variable^[5], spectroscopic binary^[6], eclipsing binary star^[7], double star^[8], near-infrared source^[9], and ultraviolet source^[10].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J03081012+4057204^[14], SAO 38592^[15], HD 19356^[16], HIP 14576^[17], HR 936^[18], and IRAS 03048+4045^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Algol include Algol variable^[28], an astronomical object type^[29] and Algol paradox^[30], a paradox^[31].

Why It Matters

Algol ranks in the top 8% of algol_variable entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (406 views/month).^[2] Algol has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Algol is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Algol include Algol variable^[28], an astronomical object type^[29] and Algol paradox^[30], a paradox^[31].