Alpha Arietis

Summary

Alpha Arietis is a variable star^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of variable_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alpha Arietis's instance of is recorded as variable star^[3].
• Alpha Arietis's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[4].
• Alpha Arietis's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[5].
• Alpha Arietis's constellation is recorded as Aries^[6].
• Alpha Arietis's spectral class is recorded as K0III^[7].
• Alpha Arietis's child astronomical body is recorded as Alpha Arietis b^[8].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as GSC 01758-02416^[9].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as HD 12929^[10].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as HIP 9884^[11].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as HR 617^[12].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 02043+2313^[13].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as SAO 75151^[14].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J02071038+2327447^[15].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as GJ 9072^[16].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as GJ 84.3^[17].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as α Ari^[18].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as ASCC 744576^[19].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as BD+22 306^[20].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as CSV 100163^[21].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as FK5 74^[22].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as GC 2538^[23].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 1160^[24].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as HIC 9884^[25].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as IRC +20038^[26].
• Alpha Arietis's catalog code is recorded as JP11 587^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include variable star^[3], navigational star^[4], and high proper-motion star^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include GSC 01758-02416^[9], HD 12929^[10], HIP 9884^[11], HR 617^[12], IRAS 02043+2313^[13], and SAO 75151^[14].

Why It Matters

Alpha Arietis ranks in the top 2% of variable_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]