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Beta Fornacis

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Beta Fornacis

Summary

Beta Fornacis is an optical double[1]. It draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (optical_double category, ranking #12 of 44).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beta Fornacis's instance of is recorded as optical double[3].
  • Beta Fornacis's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star[4].
  • Beta Fornacis's instance of is recorded as double star[5].
  • Beta Fornacis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[6].
  • Beta Fornacis's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source[7].
  • Beta Fornacis's constellation is recorded as Fornax[8].
  • Beta Fornacis's spectral class is recorded as G9IIIb[9].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as GSC 07012-01019[10].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as HD 17652[11].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as HIP 13147[12].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as HR 841[13].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as SAO 193931[14].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as β For[15].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J02490541-3224212[16].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J02491-3224A[17].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as CPC 17 996[18].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as FK5 101[19].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as GC 3387[20].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 1583[21].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as HIC 13147[22].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as IDS 02449-3250 A[23].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 02470-3236[24].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as IRC -30026[25].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as JP11 707[26].
  • Beta Fornacis's catalog code is recorded as N30 576[27].

Why It Matters

Beta Fornacis draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (optical_double category, ranking #12 of 44).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 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] ↑ . vizier.u-strasbg.fr. vizier.u-strasbg.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars. 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] ↑ . 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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