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Scholz's Star

binary stellar system in the constellation Monoceros
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Scholz's Star

Summary

Scholz's Star is a binary star[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (317 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scholz's Star is credited with the discovery of Ralf-Dieter Scholz[3].
  • Scholz's Star's image is recorded as Scholz's Star VPHAS+.jpg[4].
  • Scholz's Star's instance of is recorded as binary star[5].
  • Scholz's Star's instance of is recorded as infrared source[6].
  • Scholz's Star's constellation is recorded as Monoceros[7].
  • Ralf-Dieter Scholz is named after Scholz's Star[8].
  • Scholz's Star's spectral class is recorded as M9.5+T5.5[9].
  • Scholz's Star's locator map image is recorded as Monoceros constellation map with Scholz's Star location.svg[10].
  • Scholz's Star's Commons category is recorded as Scholz's Star[11].
  • Scholz's Star's has part is recorded as WISE J0720-0846A[12].
  • Scholz's Star's has part is recorded as WISE J0720-0846B[13].
  • Scholz's Star's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J07200325-0846499[14].
  • Scholz's Star's catalog code is recorded as BUG 17[15].
  • Scholz's Star's catalog code is recorded as CNS5 1819[16].
  • Scholz's Star's catalog code is recorded as DENIS J072003.2-084650[17].
  • Scholz's Star's catalog code is recorded as TIC 318801864[18].
  • Scholz's Star's catalog code is recorded as USNO-B1.0 0812-00137383[19].
  • Scholz's Star's catalog code is recorded as WDS J07200-0847AB[20].
  • Scholz's Star's catalog code is recorded as WISEA J072003.20-084651.3[21].
  • Scholz's Star's catalog code is recorded as WISE J072003.20-084651.2[22].
  • Scholz's Star's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 3048443305671969152[23].
  • Scholz's Star's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 3048443305671969152[24].
  • Scholz's Star's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2013-00-00T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Scholz's Star's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012vxspd[26].
  • Scholz's Star's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+19.9'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include binary star[5] and infrared source[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J07200325-0846499[14], BUG 17[15], CNS5 1819[16], DENIS J072003.2-084650[17], TIC 318801864[18], and USNO-B1.0 0812-00137383[19]. Ralf-Dieter Scholz is named after Scholz's Star[8].

Why It Matters

Scholz's Star ranks in the top 2% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (317 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Neighbours hiding in the Galactic plane, a new M/L dwarf candidate for the 8 pc sample. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The closest known flyby of a star to the solar system. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . WISE J072003.20-084651.2B is a Massive T Dwarf. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . WISE J072003.20-084651.2B is a Massive T Dwarf. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . WISE J072003.20-084651.2B is a Massive T Dwarf. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Provenance: 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.u-strasbg.fr. simbad.u-strasbg.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Neighbours hiding in the Galactic plane, a new M/L dwarf candidate for the 8 pc sample. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . The USNO-B Catalog. 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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