Plaskett's star

star in the constellation Monoceros
Place star Q14074
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Summary

Plaskett's star is a star[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Plaskett's star is credited with the discovery of John Stanley Plaskett[3].
  • Plaskett's star's instance of is recorded as star[4].
  • Plaskett's star's constellation is recorded as Monoceros[5].
  • John Stanley Plaskett is named after Plaskett's star[6].
  • Plaskett's star's spectral class is recorded as O8fpvar[7].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as ALS 9054[8].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as BD+06 1309[9].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as CEL 1319[10].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as CSV 100751[11].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 4277[12].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as GSC 00158-01594[13].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as HD 47129[14].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as HIC 31646[15].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as HIP 31646[16].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as HR 2422[17].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J06372403+0608074[18].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as NSV 3048[19].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as PPM 150885[20].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as ROT 3504[21].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as ROT 3551[22].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J063723.3+060802[23].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as SAO 114146[24].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as TD1 7590[25].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as UBV M 12272[26].
  • Plaskett's star's catalog code is recorded as UBV 6566[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Plaskett's star's instance of is recorded as star[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include ALS 9054[8], BD+06 1309[9], CEL 1319[10], CSV 100751[11], GCRV 4277[12], and GSC 00158-01594[13]. John Stanley Plaskett is named after Plaskett's star[6].

Why It Matters

Plaskett's star ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . The Galactic O-Star Spectroscopic Survey. I. Classification system and bright northern stars in the blue-violet at R ~ 2500. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. 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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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → V640MonLightCurve.png
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Image: V640MonLightCurve.png, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spectral class → O8fpvar
    Named after → John Stanley Plaskett
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q180892', 'amount': '+54'}
    Discoverer or inventor → John Stanley Plaskett
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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