DQ Herculis

Summary

DQ Herculis is a cataclysmic variable star^[1]. It draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (cataclysmic_variable_star category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• DQ Herculis is credited with the discovery of John Philip Manning Prentice^[3].
• DQ Herculis's image is recorded as DQHerNebula.png^[4].
• DQ Herculis's instance of is recorded as cataclysmic variable star^[5].
• DQ Herculis's instance of is recorded as eclipsing binary star^[6].
• DQ Herculis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[7].
• DQ Herculis's constellation is recorded as Hercules^[8].
• DQ Herculis's spectral class is recorded as M3+Ve^[9].
• DQ Herculis's locator map image is recorded as DQHerLocation.png^[10].
• DQ Herculis's Commons category is recorded as DQ Herculis^[11].
• DQ Herculis's child astronomical body is recorded as DQ Her (AB) c^[12].
• DQ Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J18073024+4551325^[13].
• DQ Herculis's catalog code is recorded as PLX 4164^[14].
• DQ Herculis's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 10587^[15].
• DQ Herculis's catalog code is recorded as DQ Her^[16].
• DQ Herculis's catalog code is recorded as SBC9 1029^[17].
• DQ Herculis's catalog code is recorded as SBC7 665^[18].
• DQ Herculis's catalog code is recorded as WEB 15046^[19].
• DQ Herculis's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2116226254706461568^[20].
• DQ Herculis's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 680-061811^[21].
• DQ Herculis's catalog code is recorded as TIC 332624864^[22].
• DQ Herculis's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 2116226254706461568^[23].
• DQ Herculis's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 1804+45^[24].
• DQ Herculis's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1934-12-13T00:00:00Z^[25].
• DQ Herculis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/077j_x^[26].
• DQ Herculis's type of variable star is recorded as eclipsing binary star^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J18073024+4551325^[13], PLX 4164^[14], GCRV 10587^[15], DQ Her^[16], SBC9 1029^[17], and SBC7 665^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for DQ Herculis include intermediate polar^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].

Why It Matters

DQ Herculis draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (cataclysmic_variable_star category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

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