Delta Scuti

Summary

Delta Scuti is a F-type giant star^[1]. It draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (f_type_giant_star category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Delta Scuti's image is recorded as Scutum constellation map.svg^[3].
• Delta Scuti's instance of is recorded as F-type giant star^[4].
• Delta Scuti's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[5].
• Delta Scuti's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[6].
• Delta Scuti's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[7].
• Delta Scuti's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[8].
• Delta Scuti's instance of is recorded as binary star^[9].
• Delta Scuti's instance of is recorded as peculiar star^[10].
• Delta Scuti's constellation is recorded as Scutum^[11].
• Delta Scuti's spectral class is recorded as F2II-III^[12].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 18395-0906^[13].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J18421642-0903092^[14].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05692-02505^[15].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as HD 172748^[16].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as HIP 91726^[17].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as HR 7020^[18].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as SAO 142515^[19].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as δ Sct^[20].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as ADS 11581 A^[21].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J18423-0903A^[22].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as FK5 1486^[23].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as GC 25580^[24].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 11143^[25].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as HIC 91726^[26].
• Delta Scuti's catalog code is recorded as IDS 18368-0909 A^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include F-type giant star^[4], near-infrared source^[5], ultraviolet source^[6], infrared source^[7], multiple star^[8], and binary star^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IRAS 18395-0906^[13], 2MASS J18421642-0903092^[14], GSC 05692-02505^[15], HD 172748^[16], HIP 91726^[17], and HR 7020^[18].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Delta Scuti draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (f_type_giant_star category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

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