AM Herculis

Summary

AM Herculis is a spectroscopic binary^[1]. It draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (spectroscopic_binary category, ranking #30 of 110).^[2]

Key Facts

• AM Herculis's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[3].
• AM Herculis's instance of is recorded as cataclysmic variable star^[4].
• AM Herculis's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[5].
• AM Herculis's instance of is recorded as emission-line star^[6].
• AM Herculis's instance of is recorded as eruptive variable star^[7].
• AM Herculis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[8].
• AM Herculis's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[9].
• AM Herculis's instance of is recorded as transient astronomical event^[10].
• AM Herculis's instance of is recorded as binary star^[11].
• AM Herculis's instance of is recorded as variable star^[12].
• AM Herculis's instance of is recorded as Polar^[13].
• AM Herculis's constellation is recorded as Hercules^[14].
• AM Herculis's spectral class is recorded as dM6^[15].
• AM Herculis's Commons category is recorded as AM Herculis^[16].
• AM Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J18161324+4952048^[17].
• AM Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 1814+49.8^[18].
• AM Herculis's catalog code is recorded as AM Her^[19].
• AM Herculis's catalog code is recorded as PLX 4200.04^[20].
• AM Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J181613.8+495203^[21].
• AM Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 2EUVE J1816+49.8^[22].
• AM Herculis's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J1816+49.8^[23].
• AM Herculis's catalog code is recorded as SBC9 1041^[24].
• AM Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 2A 1815+500^[25].
• AM Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 2U 1808+50^[26].
• AM Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 3A 1815+498^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for AM Herculis include Polar^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].

Why It Matters

AM Herculis draws 7 Wikipedia views per month (spectroscopic_binary category, ranking #30 of 110).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Polar^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].