Tau Herculis

Summary

Tau Herculis is a multiple star^[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (multiple_star category, ranking #28 of 119).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tau Herculis's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[3].
• Tau Herculis's instance of is recorded as variable star^[4].
• Tau Herculis's instance of is recorded as pulsating variable star^[5].
• Tau Herculis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[6].
• Tau Herculis's constellation is recorded as Hercules^[7].
• Tau Herculis's spectral class is recorded as B5IV^[8].
• Tau Herculis's has part is recorded as HD 147394A^[9].
• Tau Herculis's has part is recorded as Tau Herculis B^[10].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J16194445+4618481^[11].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as GSC 03492-01909^[12].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HD 147394^[13].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HIP 79992^[14].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HR 6092^[15].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 16182+4625^[16].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as SAO 46028^[17].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as τ Her^[18].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as ADS 10010 AB^[19].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as uvby98 100147394^[20].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as UBV 13871^[21].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as GC 21987^[22].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as HIC 79992^[23].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as JP11 2733^[24].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as PMC 90-93 434^[25].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as AG+46 1168^[26].
• Tau Herculis's catalog code is recorded as NSV 7641^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include multiple star^[3], variable star^[4], pulsating variable star^[5], and near-infrared source^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J16194445+4618481^[11], GSC 03492-01909^[12], HD 147394^[13], HIP 79992^[14], HR 6092^[15], and IRAS 16182+4625^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tau Herculis include Tau Herculids^[28], a meteor shower^[29].

Why It Matters

Tau Herculis draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (multiple_star category, ranking #28 of 119).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Tau Herculids^[28], a meteor shower^[29].