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Beta Ophiuchi

Summary

Beta Ophiuchi is a high proper-motion star[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star[3].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[4].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source[5].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as star[6].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as suspected variable[7].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as orange giant[8].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus[9].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's spectral class is recorded as K2 III[10].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J17432835+0434022[11].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as GSC 00423-01724[12].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as HD 161096[13].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as HIP 86742[14].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as HR 6603[15].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 17409+0435[16].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as SAO 122671[17].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as β Oph[18].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as ASCC 1152081[19].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as BD+04 3489[20].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as FK5 665[21].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as GC 24048[22].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 10239[23].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as HIC 86742[24].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as IRC +00317[25].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as JP11 2883[26].
  • Beta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as LSPM J1743+0434[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include high proper-motion star[3], near-infrared source[4], ultraviolet source[5], star[6], suspected variable[7], and orange giant[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J17432835+0434022[11], GSC 00423-01724[12], HD 161096[13], HIP 86742[14], HR 6603[15], and IRAS 17409+0435[16].

Why It Matters

Beta Ophiuchi ranks in the top 7% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 54 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] ↑ . New Catalogue of Suspected Variable Stars. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q53997770. 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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