Dubhe

Summary

Dubhe is a binary star^[1]. Dubhe ranks in the top 4% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dubhe's image is recorded as Ursa major star name.png^[3].
• Dubhe's instance of is recorded as binary star^[4].
• Dubhe's instance of is recorded as double star^[5].
• Dubhe's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[6].
• Dubhe's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[7].
• Dubhe's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major^[8].
• Dubhe's spectral class is recorded as G9III+A7.5^[9].
• Dubhe's part of is recorded as Big Dipper^[10].
• Dubhe's part of is recorded as Northern Pole^[11].
• Dubhe's Commons category is recorded as Dubhe^[12].
• Dubhe's has part is recorded as Alpha UMa A^[13].
• Dubhe's has part is recorded as Alpha UMa B^[14].
• Dubhe's catalog code is recorded as HD 95689^[15].
• Dubhe's catalog code is recorded as HIP 54061^[16].
• Dubhe's catalog code is recorded as HR 4301^[17].
• Dubhe's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 11006+6201^[18].
• Dubhe's catalog code is recorded as SAO 15384^[19].
• Dubhe's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J11034364+6145034^[20].
• Dubhe's catalog code is recorded as α UMa^[21].
• Dubhe's catalog code is recorded as ADS 8035 AB^[22].
• Dubhe's catalog code is recorded as ASCC 128139^[23].
• Dubhe's catalog code is recorded as BD+62 1161^[24].
• Dubhe's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J11037+6145AB^[25].
• Dubhe's catalog code is recorded as CSV 101174^[26].
• Dubhe's catalog code is recorded as FK5 417^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Big Dipper^[10], an asterism^[28] and Northern Pole^[11], a Chinese constellation^[29].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 95689^[15], HIP 54061^[16], HR 4301^[17], IRAS 11006+6201^[18], SAO 15384^[19], and 2MASS J11034364+6145034^[20].

Why It Matters

Dubhe ranks in the top 4% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month).^[2] Dubhe has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Dubhe is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]