L2 Puppis

Summary

L2 Puppis is a long-period variable star^[1]. It draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (long_period_variable_star category, ranking #7 of 33).^[2]

Key Facts

• L2 Puppis's image is recorded as VLT SPHERE and NACO image of L2 Puppis.jpg^[3].
• L2 Puppis's instance of is recorded as long-period variable star^[4].
• L2 Puppis's instance of is recorded as Mira variable^[5].
• L2 Puppis's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[6].
• L2 Puppis's instance of is recorded as double star^[7].
• L2 Puppis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[8].
• L2 Puppis's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[9].
• L2 Puppis's constellation is recorded as Puppis^[10].
• L2 Puppis's spectral class is recorded as M5IIIe^[11].
• L2 Puppis's Commons category is recorded as L2 Puppis^[12].
• L2 Puppis's child astronomical body is recorded as L2 Pup b^[13].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J07133229-4438233^[14].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as HD 56096^[15].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as HIP 34922^[16].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as HR 2748^[17].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as SAO 218549^[18].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 07120-4433^[19].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as PLX 1699^[20].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J07135-4439A^[21].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as CPC 0 4310^[22].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as GC 9604^[23].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 4782^[24].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as HIC 34922^[25].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as IDS 07105-4429 A^[26].
• L2 Puppis's catalog code is recorded as JP11 1513^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include long-period variable star^[4], Mira variable^[5], infrared source^[6], double star^[7], near-infrared source^[8], and high proper-motion star^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J07133229-4438233^[14], HD 56096^[15], HIP 34922^[16], HR 2748^[17], SAO 218549^[18], and IRAS 07120-4433^[19].

Why It Matters

L2 Puppis draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (long_period_variable_star category, ranking #7 of 33).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]