Alpha Crateris

Summary

Alpha Crateris is a high proper-motion star^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alpha Crateris's image is recorded as Crater constellation map.png^[3].
• Alpha Crateris's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[4].
• Alpha Crateris's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[5].
• Alpha Crateris's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[6].
• Alpha Crateris's instance of is recorded as star^[7].
• Alpha Crateris's constellation is recorded as Crater^[8].
• Alpha Crateris's spectral class is recorded as K0IIIb^[9].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as HD 95272^[10].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as HIP 53740^[11].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as HR 4287^[12].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 10573-1801^[13].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as SAO 156375^[14].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J10594651-1817560^[15].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as α Crt^[16].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as FK5 1283^[17].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as GC 15106^[18].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 6795^[19].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as HIC 53740^[20].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as IRC -20221^[21].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as JP11 2016^[22].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as LTT 4040^[23].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as N30 2586^[24].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as NLTT 25942^[25].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as PLX 2562^[26].
• Alpha Crateris's catalog code is recorded as PLX 2562.00^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include high proper-motion star^[4], near-infrared source^[5], ultraviolet source^[6], and star^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 95272^[10], HIP 53740^[11], HR 4287^[12], IRAS 10573-1801^[13], SAO 156375^[14], and 2MASS J10594651-1817560^[15].

Why It Matters

Alpha Crateris ranks in the top 8% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]