HD 100546

Summary

HD 100546 is a star^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HD 100546's video is recorded as Flying through the HD 100546 system (eso1310a).webm^[3].
• HD 100546's image is recorded as Artist's impression of a gas giant planet forming in the disc around the young star HD 100546.jpg^[4].
• HD 100546's instance of is recorded as star^[5].
• HD 100546's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[6].
• HD 100546's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[7].
• HD 100546's constellation is recorded as Musca^[8].
• HD 100546's spectral class is recorded as A0VaekB8_lB^[9].
• HD 100546's part of is recorded as Lower Centaurus-Crux^[10].
• HD 100546's Commons category is recorded as HD 100546^[11].
• HD 100546's parent astronomical body is recorded as Lower Centaurus-Crux^[12].
• HD 100546's child astronomical body is recorded as Q91494405^[13].
• HD 100546's child astronomical body is recorded as HD 100546 g^[14].
• HD 100546's child astronomical body is recorded as Q113593867^[15].
• HD 100546's child astronomical body is recorded as Q132859575^[16].
• HD 100546's child astronomical body is recorded as Q132859630^[17].
• HD 100546's catalog code is recorded as HD 100546^[18].
• HD 100546's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J11332542-7011412^[19].
• HD 100546's catalog code is recorded as SAO 251457^[20].
• HD 100546's catalog code is recorded as HIP 56379^[21].
• HD 100546's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 11312-6955^[22].
• HD 100546's catalog code is recorded as GSC 09229-02446^[23].
• HD 100546's catalog code is recorded as CEL 3915^[24].
• HD 100546's catalog code is recorded as CPC 21.1 2046^[25].
• HD 100546's catalog code is recorded as GC 15855^[26].
• HD 100546's catalog code is recorded as HIC 56379^[27].

Body

Geography

HD 100546's part of is recorded as Lower Centaurus-Crux^[10].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 100546^[18], 2MASS J11332542-7011412^[19], SAO 251457^[20], HIP 56379^[21], IRAS 11312-6955^[22], and GSC 09229-02446^[23].

Why It Matters

HD 100546 ranks in the top 1% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]