HD 68988

star in the constellation Ursa Major
Place star Q1521069
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HD 68988

Summary

HD 68988 is a star[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • HD 68988's instance of is recorded as star[3].
  • HD 68988's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[4].
  • HD 68988's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major[5].
  • star is named after HD 68988[6].
  • HD 68988's spectral class is recorded as G1V[7].
  • HD 68988's child astronomical body is recorded as Albmi[8].
  • HD 68988's child astronomical body is recorded as HD 68988 c[9].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as HD 68988[10].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as HIP 40687[11].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as SAO 14494[12].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as GSC 04126-00818[13].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J08182216+6127387[14].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as BD+61 1038[15].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as HIC 40687[16].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as PPM 16563[17].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as SPOCS 375[18].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as uvby98 100068988[19].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 1090159839002347136[20].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR1 1090159834705367552[21].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as TIC 73312938[22].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 1090159839002347136[23].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as AG+61 589[24].
  • HD 68988's catalog code is recorded as TYC 4126-818-1[25].
  • HD 68988's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vrf_r[26].
  • HD 68988's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.84'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 68988[10], HIP 40687[11], SAO 14494[12], GSC 04126-00818[13], 2MASS J08182216+6127387[14], and BD+61 1038[15]. star is named after it[6].

Why It Matters

HD 68988 ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 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] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Chemo-kinematics of the Milky Way from the SDSS-III MARVELS survey. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . 0bf71ea7-eb0b-44fe-ba3a-7895e80dc750.filesusr.com. 0bf71ea7-eb0b-44fe-ba3a-7895e80dc750.filesusr.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars. 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). HD 68988. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hd-68988
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hd-68988_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{HD 68988}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hd-68988}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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