AR Scorpii

Summary

AR Scorpii is a binary star^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• AR Scorpii's video is recorded as Zooming in on the exotic binary star AR Scorpii (video).webm^[3].
• AR Scorpii's image is recorded as This artist’s impression shows the strange object AR Scorpii.jpg^[4].
• AR Scorpii's instance of is recorded as binary star^[5].
• AR Scorpii's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[6].
• AR Scorpii's instance of is recorded as variable star^[7].
• AR Scorpii's constellation is recorded as Scorpius^[8].
• AR Scorpii's spectral class is recorded as M5+WD?^[9].
• AR Scorpii's Commons category is recorded as AR Scorpii^[10].
• AR Scorpii's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 336-082331^[11].
• AR Scorpii's catalog code is recorded as AR Sco^[12].
• AR Scorpii's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J16214728-2253102^[13].
• AR Scorpii's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 6050296829033196032^[14].
• AR Scorpii's catalog code is recorded as EPIC 204298485^[15].
• AR Scorpii's catalog code is recorded as CRTS J162147.3-225310^[16].
• AR Scorpii's catalog code is recorded as TIC 50098516^[17].
• AR Scorpii's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 6050296829033196032^[18].
• AR Scorpii's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z^[19].
• AR Scorpii's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.94'}^[20].
• AR Scorpii's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.696'}^[21].
• AR Scorpii's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.080'}^[22].
• AR Scorpii's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.715'}^[23].
• AR Scorpii's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.81'}^[24].
• AR Scorpii's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.37'}^[25].
• AR Scorpii's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.28'}^[26].
• AR Scorpii's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.989848'}^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include binary star^[5], near-infrared source^[6], and variable star^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include UCAC4 336-082331^[11], AR Sco^[12], 2MASS J16214728-2253102^[13], Gaia DR2 6050296829033196032^[14], EPIC 204298485^[15], and CRTS J162147.3-225310^[16].

Why It Matters

AR Scorpii ranks in the top 7% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]