Sigma Boötis

Summary

Sigma Boötis is a star^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sigma Boötis's instance of is recorded as star^[3].
• Sigma Boötis's instance of is recorded as F-type main-sequence star^[4].
• Sigma Boötis's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[5].
• Sigma Boötis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[6].
• Sigma Boötis's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[7].
• Sigma Boötis's constellation is recorded as Boötes^[8].
• Sigma Boötis's spectral class is recorded as F2V^[9].
• Sigma Boötis's companion of is recorded as Q75197181^[10].
• Sigma Boötis's companion of is recorded as Q75202908^[11].
• Sigma Boötis's has part is recorded as Q75197181^[12].
• Sigma Boötis's has part is recorded as Q75202908^[13].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J14344080+2944422^[14].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as HD 128167^[15].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as HIP 71284^[16].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as HR 5447^[17].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 14325+2957^[18].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as SAO 83416^[19].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as GJ 557.0^[20].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as GJ 557^[21].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as σ Boo^[22].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as PLX 3300^[23].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as LSPM J1434+2944^[24].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as TYC 2021-1323-1^[25].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as ASCC 688615^[26].
• Sigma Boötis's catalog code is recorded as BD+30 2536^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[3], F-type main-sequence star^[4], high proper-motion star^[5], near-infrared source^[6], and ultraviolet source^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J14344080+2944422^[14], HD 128167^[15], HIP 71284^[16], HR 5447^[17], IRAS 14325+2957^[18], and SAO 83416^[19].

Why It Matters

Sigma Boötis ranks in the top 5% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]