UY Scuti

Summary

UY Scuti is a star^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (608 views/month, #4 of 1,417).^[2]

Key Facts

• UY Scuti's image is recorded as UY Scuti zoomed in, DSS2 survey, 2003.png^[3].
• UY Scuti's instance of is recorded as star^[4].
• UY Scuti's constellation is recorded as Scutum^[5].
• UY Scuti's spectral class is recorded as M2/4I^[6].
• UY Scuti's part of is recorded as Zone of Avoidance^[7].
• UY Scuti's Commons category is recorded as UY Scuti^[8].
• UY Scuti's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 18248-1229^[9].
• UY Scuti's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05698-05176^[10].
• UY Scuti's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J18273652-1227589^[11].
• UY Scuti's catalog code is recorded as BD-12 5055^[12].
• UY Scuti's catalog code is recorded as IRC -10422^[13].
• UY Scuti's catalog code is recorded as JP11 293^[14].
• UY Scuti's catalog code is recorded as PPM 234561^[15].
• UY Scuti's catalog code is recorded as RAFGL 2162^[16].
• UY Scuti's catalog code is recorded as TYC 5698-5176-1^[17].
• UY Scuti's catalog code is recorded as UBV M 5387^[18].
• UY Scuti's catalog code is recorded as UY Sct^[19].
• UY Scuti's catalog code is recorded as UCAC3 156-208543^[20].
• UY Scuti's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4152993273702130432^[21].
• UY Scuti's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0x2hsj5^[22].
• UY Scuti's type of variable star is recorded as SRc semi-regular variable star^[23].
• UY Scuti's type of variable star is recorded as semiregular variable star^[24].
• UY Scuti's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.20'}^[25].
• UY Scuti's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.20'}^[26].
• UY Scuti's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.51'}^[27].

Body

Geography

UY Scuti's part of is recorded as Zone of Avoidance^[7].

Designation and Status

UY Scuti's instance of is recorded as star^[4].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IRAS 18248-1229^[9], GSC 05698-05176^[10], 2MASS J18273652-1227589^[11], BD-12 5055^[12], IRC -10422^[13], and JP11 293^[14].

Why It Matters

UY Scuti ranks in the top 0.28% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (608 views/month, #4 of 1,417).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]