Alpha Microscopii

Summary

Alpha Microscopii is a star^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alpha Microscopii's image is recorded as Alpha Microscopii.jpeg^[3].
• Alpha Microscopii's instance of is recorded as star^[4].
• Alpha Microscopii's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[5].
• Alpha Microscopii's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[6].
• Alpha Microscopii's constellation is recorded as Microscopium^[7].
• Alpha Microscopii's spectral class is recorded as G8III^[8].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as GSC 07465-01445^[9].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as HD 198232^[10].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as HIP 102831^[11].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as HR 7965^[12].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as SAO 212472^[13].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J20495810-3346471^[14].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as α Mic^[15].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J204958.4-334652^[16].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J20500-3347A^[17].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as CPC 17 11370^[18].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as GC 29026^[19].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 13062^[20].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as HIC 102831^[21].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as IDS 20437-3409 A^[22].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 20468-3357^[23].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as N30 4608^[24].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as PLX 4969^[25].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as PLX 4969.00^[26].
• Alpha Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as PPM 300665^[27].

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Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include GSC 07465-01445^[9], HD 198232^[10], HIP 102831^[11], HR 7965^[12], SAO 212472^[13], and 2MASS J20495810-3346471^[14].

Why It Matters

Alpha Microscopii ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]