Sakurai's Object

Summary

Sakurai's Object is a post-AGB star^[1]. It draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (post_agb_star category, ranking #3 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sakurai's Object is credited with the discovery of Yukio Sakurai^[3].
• Sakurai's Object's image is recorded as Sakurai's Object cropped.jpg^[4].
• Sakurai's Object's instance of is recorded as post-AGB star^[5].
• Sakurai's Object's instance of is recorded as cataclysmic variable star^[6].
• Sakurai's Object's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[7].
• Sakurai's Object's instance of is recorded as planetary nebula^[8].
• Sakurai's Object's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius^[9].
• Sakurai's Object's spectral class is recorded as F2Ia^[10].
• Sakurai's Object's Commons category is recorded as Sakurai's Object^[11].
• Sakurai's Object's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J17523269-1741080^[12].
• Sakurai's Object's catalog code is recorded as GSC2 S2202011182877^[13].
• Sakurai's Object's catalog code is recorded as V4334 Sgr^[14].
• Sakurai's Object's catalog code is recorded as PK 010+04 2^[15].
• Sakurai's Object's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 1746-17^[16].
• Sakurai's Object's catalog code is recorded as TIC 206750096^[17].
• Sakurai's Object's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pnrj2^[18].
• Sakurai's Object's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.555'}^[19].
• Sakurai's Object's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+8.693'}^[20].
• Sakurai's Object's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+6.372'}^[21].
• Sakurai's Object's SIMBAD ID is recorded as V* V4334 Sgr^[22].
• Sakurai's Object's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+268.136208'}^[23].
• Sakurai's Object's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '-17.685556'}^[24].
• Sakurai's Object's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[25].
• Sakurai's Object's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 66158^[26].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include post-AGB star^[5], cataclysmic variable star^[6], near-infrared source^[7], and planetary nebula^[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J17523269-1741080^[12], GSC2 S2202011182877^[13], V4334 Sgr^[14], PK 010+04 2^[15], AAVSO 1746-17^[16], and TIC 206750096^[17].

Why It Matters

Sakurai's Object draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (post_agb_star category, ranking #3 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]