Beta Lyrae

Summary

Beta Lyrae is an eclipsing binary star^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of eclipsing_binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Beta Lyrae's image is recorded as Lyra constellation map.png^[3].
• Beta Lyrae's instance of is recorded as eclipsing binary star^[4].
• Beta Lyrae's instance of is recorded as double star^[5].
• Beta Lyrae's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[6].
• Beta Lyrae's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[7].
• Beta Lyrae's constellation is recorded as Lyra^[8].
• Beta Lyrae's spectral class is recorded as B8.5Ib-II^[9].
• Beta Lyrae's Commons category is recorded as Beta Lyrae^[10].
• Beta Lyrae's companion of is recorded as Beta Lyrae B^[11].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J18500479+3321455^[12].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as BD+33 3223^[13].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as SAO 67452^[14].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as SAO 67451^[15].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as GSC 02642-02929^[16].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as HD 174638^[17].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as HIP 92420^[18].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as HR 7106^[19].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as β Lyr^[20].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as ADS 11745 A^[21].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J185006.6+332123^[22].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J18501+3322A^[23].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as CEL 4657^[24].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as FK5 705^[25].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as GC 25847^[26].
• Beta Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 11294^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include eclipsing binary star^[4], double star^[5], near-infrared source^[6], and ultraviolet source^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J18500479+3321455^[12], BD+33 3223^[13], SAO 67452^[14], SAO 67451^[15], GSC 02642-02929^[16], and HD 174638^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Beta Lyrae include it variable^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].

Why It Matters

Beta Lyrae ranks in the top 4% of eclipsing_binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include it variable^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].