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Beta Canis Majoris

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Beta Canis Majoris
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Beta Canis Majoris

Summary

Beta Canis Majoris is a star[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beta Canis Majoris's image is recorded as Position Beta Cma.png[3].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as star[4].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[5].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source[6].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's constellation is recorded as Canis Major[7].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's spectral class is recorded as B1II-III[8].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as SAO 151428[9].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as HD 44743[10].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as HIP 30324[11].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as HR 2294[12].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 06204-1755[13].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as β CMa[14].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J062242.0-175726[15].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2EUVE J0622-17.9[16].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J06224199-1757215[17].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J06227-1757A[18].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as CEL 1207[19].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J0622-17.9[20].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as FK5 243[21].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as GC 8223[22].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 4051[23].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as HIC 30324[24].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IDS 06183-1755 A[25].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as IRC -20092[26].
  • Beta Canis Majoris's catalog code is recorded as JP11 1375[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include SAO 151428[9], HD 44743[10], HIP 30324[11], HR 2294[12], IRAS 06204-1755[13], and β CMa[14].

Why It Matters

Beta Canis Majoris ranks in the top 4% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The kinematics of the Gould belt: an expanding group ?. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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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