RR Lyrae

Summary

RR Lyrae is a variable star^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of variable_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• RR Lyrae's image is recorded as RR Lyrae.png^[3].
• RR Lyrae's instance of is recorded as variable star^[4].
• RR Lyrae's instance of is recorded as RR Lyrae variable^[5].
• RR Lyrae's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[6].
• RR Lyrae's constellation is recorded as Lyra^[7].
• RR Lyrae's spectral class is recorded as F5^[8].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J19252793+4247040^[9].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as GSC 03142-00494^[10].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as HD 182989^[11].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as HIP 95497^[12].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as SAO 48421^[13].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as PLX 4550^[14].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as LSPM J1925+4247^[15].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as ASCC 425414^[16].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as BD+42 3338^[17].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as AG+42 1698^[18].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as GC 26836^[19].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 11873^[20].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as HIC 95497^[21].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as LTT 15677^[22].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as NLTT 47799^[23].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as PPM 58291^[24].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as TD1 24704^[25].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as TYC 3142-494-1^[26].
• RR Lyrae's catalog code is recorded as RR Lyr^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include variable star^[4], RR Lyrae variable^[5], and high proper-motion star^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J19252793+4247040^[9], GSC 03142-00494^[10], HD 182989^[11], HIP 95497^[12], SAO 48421^[13], and PLX 4550^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for RR Lyrae include it variable^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].

Why It Matters

RR Lyrae ranks in the top 4% of variable_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]

Entities named for it include it variable^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].