Barnard's Star

Summary

Barnard's Star is a red dwarf^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of red_dwarf entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (875 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Barnard's Star's image is recorded as Barnardstar2006.jpg^[3].
• Barnard's Star's instance of is recorded as red dwarf^[4].
• Barnard's Star's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus^[5].
• Edward Emerson Barnard is named after Barnard's Star^[6].
• Barnard's Star's spectral class is recorded as M3.5V^[7].
• Barnard's Star's Commons category is recorded as Barnard's Star^[8].
• Barnard's Star's child astronomical body is recorded as Barnard's Star b^[9].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J17574849+0441405^[10].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as GSC 00425-00184^[11].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as GSC 00425-02502^[12].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as HIP 87937^[13].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 17553+0438^[14].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as GJ 699^[15].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as ASCC 1153178^[16].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J17578+0441A^[17].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as CSV 7737^[18].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 10392^[19].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as HIC 87937^[20].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as JP11 18^[21].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as LFT 1385^[22].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as LHS 57^[23].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as LSPM J1757+0441^[24].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as LTT 15309^[25].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as NLTT 45718^[26].
• Barnard's Star's catalog code is recorded as NSV 9910^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Barnard's Star's instance of is recorded as red dwarf^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J17574849+0441405^[10], GSC 00425-00184^[11], GSC 00425-02502^[12], HIP 87937^[13], IRAS 17553+0438^[14], and GJ 699^[15]. Edward Emerson Barnard is named after Barnard's Star^[6].

Why It Matters

Barnard's Star ranks in the top 6% of red_dwarf entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (875 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]