Bellatrix

Summary

Bellatrix is a suspected variable^[1]. Bellatrix ranks in the top 2% of suspected_variable entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bellatrix's image is recorded as Bellatrix DSS.png^[3].
• Bellatrix's instance of is recorded as suspected variable^[4].
• Bellatrix's instance of is recorded as optical double^[5].
• Bellatrix's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[6].
• Bellatrix's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[7].
• Bellatrix's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[8].
• Bellatrix's instance of is recorded as binary star^[9].
• Bellatrix's instance of is recorded as double star^[10].
• Bellatrix's instance of is recorded as star^[11].
• Bellatrix's constellation is recorded as Orion^[12].
• Bellatrix's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 6800163464732705680000^[13].
• Bellatrix's spectral class is recorded as B2V^[14].
• Bellatrix's Commons category is recorded as Bellatrix^[15].
• Bellatrix's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05250786+0620589^[16].
• Bellatrix's catalog code is recorded as HD 35468^[17].
• Bellatrix's catalog code is recorded as HIP 25336^[18].
• Bellatrix's catalog code is recorded as HR 1790^[19].
• Bellatrix's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05224+0618^[20].
• Bellatrix's catalog code is recorded as SAO 112740^[21].
• Bellatrix's catalog code is recorded as γ Ori^[22].
• Bellatrix's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J052507.7+062103^[23].
• Bellatrix's catalog code is recorded as BD+06 919^[24].
• Bellatrix's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J05252+0620A^[25].
• Bellatrix's catalog code is recorded as CSV 100483^[26].
• Bellatrix's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J0525+06.3^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include suspected variable^[4], optical double^[5], navigational star^[6], near-infrared source^[7], ultraviolet source^[8], and binary star^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J05250786+0620589^[16], HD 35468^[17], HIP 25336^[18], HR 1790^[19], IRAS 05224+0618^[20], and SAO 112740^[21].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bellatrix include Bellatrix Lestrange^[28], a wizard in the Harry Potter universe^[29].

Why It Matters

Bellatrix ranks in the top 2% of suspected_variable entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).^[2] Bellatrix has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Bellatrix is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Bellatrix include Bellatrix Lestrange^[28], a wizard in the Harry Potter universe^[29].