Scorpius X-1

Summary

Scorpius X-1 is a low-mass X-ray binary^[1]. It draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (low_mass_x_ray_binary category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Scorpius X-1's instance of is recorded as low-mass X-ray binary^[3].
• Scorpius X-1's constellation is recorded as Scorpius^[4].
• Scorpius X-1's spectral class is recorded as Oev^[5].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as 2EUVE J1619-15.6^[6].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J1619-15.6^[7].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J16195506-1538250^[8].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as PLX 3702.01^[9].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as SBC9 895^[10].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as 1XRS 16170-155^[11].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as 2A 1616-155^[12].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as 2U 1617-15^[13].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as 3A 1617-155^[14].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as 3U 1617-15^[15].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as 4U 1617-15^[16].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as INTREF 685^[17].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as SBC7 569^[18].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as XSS J16204-1536^[19].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as PBC J1619.9-1538^[20].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as 2MAXI J1619-155^[21].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as WEB 13546^[22].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4328198145165324800^[23].
• Scorpius X-1's catalog code is recorded as V818 Sco^[24].
• Scorpius X-1's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1962-06-19T00:00:00Z^[25].
• Scorpius X-1's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06cyb6^[26].
• Scorpius X-1's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.60'}^[27].

Why It Matters

Scorpius X-1 draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (low_mass_x_ray_binary category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]