Alpha Andromedae

Summary

Alpha Andromedae is a spectroscopic binary^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of spectroscopic_binary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alpha Andromedae's image is recorded as Alpheratz.gif^[3].
• Alpha Andromedae's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[4].
• Alpha Andromedae's instance of is recorded as variable star^[5].
• Alpha Andromedae's instance of is recorded as Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable^[6].
• Alpha Andromedae's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[7].
• Alpha Andromedae's instance of is recorded as double star^[8].
• Alpha Andromedae's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[9].
• Alpha Andromedae's instance of is recorded as rotating variable star^[10].
• Alpha Andromedae's instance of is recorded as peculiar star^[11].
• Alpha Andromedae's instance of is recorded as mercury-manganese star^[12].
• Alpha Andromedae's constellation is recorded as Andromeda^[13].
• Alpha Andromedae's spectral class is recorded as B8IV-VHgMn^[14].
• Alpha Andromedae's part of is recorded as Great Square of Pegasus^[15].
• Alpha Andromedae's part of is recorded as Local Bubble^[16].
• Alpha Andromedae's Commons category is recorded as Alpha Andromedae^[17].
• Alpha Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J00082326+2905253^[18].
• Alpha Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as GSC 01735-03180^[19].
• Alpha Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as HD 358^[20].
• Alpha Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as HIP 677^[21].
• Alpha Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as HR 15^[22].
• Alpha Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 00057+2848^[23].
• Alpha Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as SAO 73765^[24].
• Alpha Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as α And^[25].
• Alpha Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as ADS 94 A^[26].
• Alpha Andromedae's catalog code is recorded as ASCC 647497^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Alpha Andromedae include Mount Alpheratz^[28], a mountain^[29].

Why It Matters

Alpha Andromedae ranks in the top 3% of spectroscopic_binary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Mount Alpheratz^[28], a mountain^[29].