HW Virginis

Summary

HW Virginis is an eclipsing binary star^[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (eclipsing_binary_star category, ranking #5 of 28).^[2]

Key Facts

• HW Virginis's instance of is recorded as eclipsing binary star^[3].
• HW Virginis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[4].
• HW Virginis's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[5].
• HW Virginis's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[6].
• HW Virginis's instance of is recorded as blue object^[7].
• HW Virginis's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[8].
• HW Virginis's spectral class is recorded as sdB2VIIHe3^[9].
• HW Virginis's child astronomical body is recorded as HW Virginis c^[10].
• HW Virginis's child astronomical body is recorded as HW Virginis b^[11].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as HIP 62157^[12].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05528-00629^[13].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J12442024-0840168^[14].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as HIC 62157^[15].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as PPM 195791^[16].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as TD1 31073^[17].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as TYC 5528-629-1^[18].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 407-055365^[19].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as uvby98 -000703477 V^[20].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as HW Vir^[21].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3675067076961979264^[22].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 3675067076961979264^[23].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as TIC 156618553^[24].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as BD-07 3477^[25].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as EPIC 228755638^[26].
• HW Virginis's catalog code is recorded as HE 1241-0823^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include eclipsing binary star^[3], near-infrared source^[4], spectroscopic binary^[5], ultraviolet source^[6], and blue object^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HIP 62157^[12], GSC 05528-00629^[13], 2MASS J12442024-0840168^[14], HIC 62157^[15], PPM 195791^[16], and TD1 31073^[17].

Why It Matters

HW Virginis draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (eclipsing_binary_star category, ranking #5 of 28).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]