S2

Summary

S2 is a star^[1]. S2 ranks in the top 0.64% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month, #9 of 1,417).^[2]

Key Facts

• S2's image is recorded as Galactic centre orbits.svg^[3].
• S2's instance of is recorded as star^[4].
• S2's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius^[5].
• S2's spectral class is recorded as B0-2 V^[6].
• S2's Commons category is recorded as S2 (star)^[7].
• S2's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sagittarius A*^[8].
• S2's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hryp^[9].
• S2's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Galactic Center of Milky Way^[10].
• S2's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.15'}^[11].
• S2's different from is recorded as S2^[12].
• S2's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+27000'}^[13].
• S2's SIMBAD ID is recorded as [EG97] S2^[14].
• S2's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+266.41685083'}^[15].
• S2's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-29.00777083'}^[16].
• S2's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[17].
• S2's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+19.726'}^[18].
• S2's declination component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '+19.726'}^[19].
• S2's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-10.948'}^[20].
• S2's right ascension component of proper motion is recorded as {'unit': 'Q22137107', 'amount': '-10.948'}^[21].

Body

Designation and Status

S2's instance of is recorded as star^[4].

Why It Matters

S2 ranks in the top 0.64% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month, #9 of 1,417).^[2] S2 has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] S2 is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]