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Beta Herculis

star in the northern constellation of Hercules
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Beta Herculis

Summary

Beta Herculis is a star[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beta Herculis's instance of is recorded as star[3].
  • Beta Herculis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[4].
  • Beta Herculis's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source[5].
  • Beta Herculis's instance of is recorded as suspected variable[6].
  • Beta Herculis's constellation is recorded as Hercules[7].
  • Beta Herculis's spectral class is recorded as G7IIIaFe-0.5[8].
  • Beta Herculis's part of is recorded as Right Wall of the Heavenly Market Enclosure[9].
  • Beta Herculis's has part is recorded as BD+21 2934B[10].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J16301319+2129225[11].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as GSC 01518-01442[12].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HD 148856[13].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HIP 80816[14].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HR 6148[15].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 16280+2135[16].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as SAO 84411[17].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as β Her[18].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J163013.4+212922[19].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as BD+21 2934[20].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J16302+2129A[21].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as CSV 101593[22].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as FK5 618[23].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as GC 22193[24].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 9493[25].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HIC 80816[26].
  • Beta Herculis's catalog code is recorded as IDS 16260+2142 A[27].

Body

Geography

Beta Herculis's part of is recorded as Right Wall of the Heavenly Market Enclosure[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star[3], near-infrared source[4], ultraviolet source[5], and suspected variable[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J16301319+2129225[11], GSC 01518-01442[12], HD 148856[13], HIP 80816[14], HR 6148[15], and IRAS 16280+2135[16].

Why It Matters

Beta Herculis ranks in the top 4% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 38 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . Washington Double Star Catalog. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 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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