Omega Herculis

Summary

Omega Herculis is a variable star^[1]. It draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (variable_star category, ranking #27 of 158).^[2]

Key Facts

• Omega Herculis's instance of is recorded as variable star^[3].
• Omega Herculis's instance of is recorded as Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable^[4].
• Omega Herculis's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[5].
• Omega Herculis's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[6].
• Omega Herculis's instance of is recorded as binary star^[7].
• Omega Herculis's instance of is recorded as double star^[8].
• Omega Herculis's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[9].
• Omega Herculis's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[10].
• Omega Herculis's instance of is recorded as rotating variable star^[11].
• Omega Herculis's instance of is recorded as peculiar star^[12].
• Omega Herculis's instance of is recorded as Ap/Bp star^[13].
• Omega Herculis's constellation is recorded as Hercules^[14].
• Omega Herculis's spectral class is recorded as A2VpCrSr^[15].
• Omega Herculis's has part is recorded as UCAC2 36837222^[16].
• Omega Herculis's has part is recorded as UCAC2 36837209^[17].
• Omega Herculis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 16231+1408^[18].
• Omega Herculis's catalog code is recorded as GSC 00971-01433^[19].
• Omega Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HD 148112^[20].
• Omega Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HIP 80463^[21].
• Omega Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HR 6117^[22].
• Omega Herculis's catalog code is recorded as SAO 102153^[23].
• Omega Herculis's catalog code is recorded as BD+14 3049^[24].
• Omega Herculis's catalog code is recorded as ω Her^[25].
• Omega Herculis's catalog code is recorded as ADS 10054 AB^[26].
• Omega Herculis's catalog code is recorded as PLX 3732^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include variable star^[3], Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable^[4], infrared source^[5], astrophysical X-ray source^[6], binary star^[7], and double star^[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IRAS 16231+1408^[18], GSC 00971-01433^[19], HD 148112^[20], HIP 80463^[21], HR 6117^[22], and SAO 102153^[23].

Why It Matters

Omega Herculis draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (variable_star category, ranking #27 of 158).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]