Thuban

Summary

Thuban is a star^[1]. Thuban ranks in the top 0.99% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #14 of 1,417).^[2]

Key Facts

• Thuban's image is recorded as UbicaciondeThubanenDraco.JPG^[3].
• Thuban's image is recorded as Alpha Draconis.jpg^[4].
• Thuban's instance of is recorded as star^[5].
• Thuban's instance of is recorded as double star^[6].
• Thuban's instance of is recorded as eclipsing binary star^[7].
• Thuban's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[8].
• Thuban's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[9].
• Thuban's constellation is recorded as Draco^[10].
• Thuban's spectral class is recorded as A0III^[11].
• Thuban's GND ID is recorded as 1085654850^[12].
• Thuban's part of is recorded as Right Wall of the Purple Forbidden Enclosure^[13].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as GSC 04174-01262^[14].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as HD 123299^[15].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as HIP 68756^[16].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as HR 5291^[17].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 14030+6436^[18].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as SAO 16273^[19].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J14042335+6422331^[20].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as α Dra^[21].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as BD+65 978^[22].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as FK5 521^[23].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as GC 19019^[24].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 8269^[25].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as HIC 68756^[26].
• Thuban's catalog code is recorded as JP11 2470^[27].

Body

Geography

Thuban's part of is recorded as Right Wall of the Purple Forbidden Enclosure^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[5], double star^[6], eclipsing binary star^[7], near-infrared source^[8], and ultraviolet source^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include GSC 04174-01262^[14], HD 123299^[15], HIP 68756^[16], HR 5291^[17], IRAS 14030+6436^[18], and SAO 16273^[19].

Why It Matters

Thuban ranks in the top 0.99% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month, #14 of 1,417).^[2] Thuban has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Thuban is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]