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Gliese 251

Summary

Gliese 251 is a star[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gliese 251's instance of is recorded as star[3].
  • Gliese 251's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[4].
  • Gliese 251's constellation is recorded as Gemini[5].
  • Gliese 251's spectral class is recorded as M3.1[6].
  • Gliese 251's child astronomical body is recorded as GJ 251 b[7].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 617-038292[8].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J06544902+3316058[9].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 06515+3320[10].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as PLX 1609[11].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as LSPM J0654+3316[12].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as TYC 2441-572-1[13].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as ASCC 574333[14].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 4506[15].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as GJ 251[16].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as HD 265866[17].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as HIC 33226[18].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as HIP 33226[19].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as JP11 5122[20].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as JP11 5121[21].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as JP11 5123[22].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as JP11 5120[23].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as LFT 497[24].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as LHS 1879[25].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as LTT 11941[26].
  • Gliese 251's catalog code is recorded as NLTT 17147[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include UCAC4 617-038292[8], 2MASS J06544902+3316058[9], IRAS 06515+3320[10], PLX 1609[11], LSPM J0654+3316[12], and TYC 2441-572-1[13].

Why It Matters

Gliese 251 ranks in the top 4% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Temperatures and Metallicities of M Dwarfs in the APOGEE Survey. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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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  1. 10w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Epoch → J2000.0
    Instance of → —
    Constellation → Gemini
    Apparent magnitude → {'amount': '+10.02'}, {'amount': '+11.47'}, {'amount': '+9.650'} +7
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P2067]]: 0.34 Earth mass, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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