Alpha Scuti

Summary

Alpha Scuti is a high proper-motion star^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alpha Scuti's image is recorded as Scutum constellation map.png^[3].
• Alpha Scuti's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[4].
• Alpha Scuti's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[5].
• Alpha Scuti's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[6].
• Alpha Scuti's instance of is recorded as star^[7].
• Alpha Scuti's instance of is recorded as suspected variable^[8].
• Alpha Scuti's constellation is recorded as Scutum^[9].
• Alpha Scuti's spectral class is recorded as K3III^[10].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as HIP 91117^[11].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as HR 6973^[12].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 18324-0817^[13].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as HD 171443^[14].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J18351242-0814383^[15].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as SAO 142408^[16].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as α Sct^[17].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as FK5 1482^[18].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as GC 25385^[19].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 11039^[20].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as HIC 91117^[21].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as IRC -10438^[22].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as JP11 2990^[23].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as LTT 7377^[24].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as N30 4129^[25].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as NLTT 46679^[26].
• Alpha Scuti's catalog code is recorded as NSV 11056^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include high proper-motion star^[4], near-infrared source^[5], ultraviolet source^[6], star^[7], and suspected variable^[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HIP 91117^[11], HR 6973^[12], IRAS 18324-0817^[13], HD 171443^[14], 2MASS J18351242-0814383^[15], and SAO 142408^[16].

Why It Matters

Alpha Scuti ranks in the top 10% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]