Phi Herculis

Summary

Phi Herculis is an Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable^[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (alpha_canum_venaticorum_variable category, ranking #5 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Phi Herculis's image is recorded as Phi Herculis.jpg^[3].
• Phi Herculis's instance of is recorded as Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable^[4].
• Phi Herculis's instance of is recorded as binary star^[5].
• Phi Herculis's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[6].
• Phi Herculis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[7].
• Phi Herculis's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[8].
• Phi Herculis's instance of is recorded as variable star^[9].
• Phi Herculis's instance of is recorded as rotating variable star^[10].
• Phi Herculis's instance of is recorded as double star^[11].
• Phi Herculis's instance of is recorded as peculiar star^[12].
• Phi Herculis's instance of is recorded as Ap/Bp star^[13].
• Phi Herculis's instance of is recorded as mercury-manganese star^[14].
• Phi Herculis's constellation is recorded as Hercules^[15].
• Phi Herculis's spectral class is recorded as B9VspHgMn^[16].
• Phi Herculis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 16071+4503^[17].
• Phi Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J16084616+4456057^[18].
• Phi Herculis's catalog code is recorded as BD+45 2376^[19].
• Phi Herculis's catalog code is recorded as GSC 03067-01842^[20].
• Phi Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HD 145389^[21].
• Phi Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HIP 79101^[22].
• Phi Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HR 6023^[23].
• Phi Herculis's catalog code is recorded as SAO 45911^[24].
• Phi Herculis's catalog code is recorded as φ Her^[25].
• Phi Herculis's catalog code is recorded as PLX 3667^[26].
• Phi Herculis's catalog code is recorded as FK5 601^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable^[4], binary star^[5], spectroscopic binary^[6], near-infrared source^[7], ultraviolet source^[8], and variable star^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IRAS 16071+4503^[17], 2MASS J16084616+4456057^[18], BD+45 2376^[19], GSC 03067-01842^[20], HD 145389^[21], and HIP 79101^[22].

Why It Matters

Phi Herculis draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (alpha_canum_venaticorum_variable category, ranking #5 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]