Alphard

Summary

Alphard is an infrared source^[1]. Alphard ranks in the top 1% of infrared_source entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alphard's image is recorded as Hydra constellation map.png^[3].
• Alphard's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[4].
• Alphard's instance of is recorded as variable star^[5].
• Alphard's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[6].
• Alphard's instance of is recorded as double star^[7].
• Alphard's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[8].
• Alphard's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[9].
• Alphard's constellation is recorded as Hydra^[10].
• Alphard's spectral class is recorded as K3II/IIIBa1:^[11].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05460-01592^[12].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as HD 81797^[13].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as HIP 46390^[14].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as HR 3748^[15].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 09251-0826^[16].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as SAO 136871^[17].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J09273524-0839308^[18].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as α Hya^[19].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J09277-0841A^[20].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as CSV 101049^[21].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as FK5 354^[22].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as GC 13044^[23].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 6136^[24].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as HIC 46390^[25].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as IDS 09227-0814 A^[26].
• Alphard's catalog code is recorded as IRC -10217^[27].

Why It Matters

Alphard ranks in the top 1% of infrared_source entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).^[2] Alphard has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Alphard is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]