Formosa

Summary

Formosa is a star^[1]. Formosa ranks in the top 5% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Formosa's instance of is recorded as star^[3].
• Formosa's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[4].
• Formosa's constellation is recorded as Leo^[5].
• Taiwan Island is named after Formosa^[6].
• Formosa's spectral class is recorded as G9III^[7].
• Formosa's child astronomical body is recorded as Sazum^[8].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as HR 4459^[9].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 11324+2043^[10].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J11350375+2026295^[11].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as HD 100655^[12].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as HIP 56508^[13].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as SAO 81886^[14].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as GSC 01440-02597^[15].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as BD+21 2331^[16].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as GC 15879^[17].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 7043^[18].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as GSC2 N2032011200^[19].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as HIC 56508^[20].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as N30 2708^[21].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as PPM 101256^[22].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as TYC 1440-2597-1^[23].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as UCAC3 221-106671^[24].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as YZ 20 4300^[25].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3979226627820659072^[26].
• Formosa's catalog code is recorded as PPMX J113503.7+202629^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[3] and near-infrared source^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HR 4459^[9], IRAS 11324+2043^[10], 2MASS J11350375+2026295^[11], HD 100655^[12], HIP 56508^[13], and SAO 81886^[14]. Taiwan Island is named after Formosa^[6].

Why It Matters

Formosa ranks in the top 5% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).^[2] Formosa has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]