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Beta Cancri

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Beta Cancri

Summary

Beta Cancri is a high proper-motion star[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beta Cancri's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star[3].
  • Beta Cancri's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[4].
  • Beta Cancri's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source[5].
  • Beta Cancri's instance of is recorded as star[6].
  • Beta Cancri's constellation is recorded as Cancer[7].
  • Beta Cancri's spectral class is recorded as K4IIIBa0.5:[8].
  • Beta Cancri's child astronomical body is recorded as Beta Cancri b[9].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J08163090+0911080[10].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as GSC 00794-01622[11].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HD 69267[12].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HIP 40526[13].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HR 3249[14].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 08138+0920[15].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as SAO 116569[16].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as β Cnc[17].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as ADS 6704 A[18].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as BD+09 1917[19].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J08165+0911A[20].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as FK5 312[21].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as GC 11254[22].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 5476[23].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HIC 40526[24].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as IRC +10186[25].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as JP11 1656[26].
  • Beta Cancri's catalog code is recorded as N30 1908[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include high proper-motion star[3], near-infrared source[4], ultraviolet source[5], and star[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J08163090+0911080[10], GSC 00794-01622[11], HD 69267[12], HIP 40526[13], HR 3249[14], and IRAS 08138+0920[15].

Why It Matters

Beta Cancri ranks in the top 3% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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