Van Maanen's star

Summary

Van Maanen's star is a white dwarf^[1]. It draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (white_dwarf category, ranking #2 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• Van Maanen's star is credited with the discovery of Adriaan van Maanen^[3].
• Van Maanen's star's image is recorded as Van Maanen's star.gif^[4].
• Van Maanen's star's instance of is recorded as white dwarf^[5].
• Van Maanen's star's instance of is recorded as star^[6].
• Van Maanen's star's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[7].
• Van Maanen's star's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[8].
• Adriaan van Maanen is named after Van Maanen's star^[9].
• Van Maanen's star's spectral class is recorded as DZ^[10].
• Van Maanen's star's Commons category is recorded as Van Maanen's Star^[11].
• Van Maanen's star's child astronomical body is recorded as Q25377363^[12].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as Gl 001-027^[13].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as GJ 35^[14].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as GCTP 160.00^[15].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as LHS 7^[16].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as HIP 3829^[17].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 26270^[18].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as PLX 160^[19].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as LSPM J0049+0523^[20].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as ASCC 1001769^[21].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J00490996+0523173^[22].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 453^[23].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as HIC 3829^[24].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as LFT 76^[25].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as LTT 10292^[26].
• Van Maanen's star's catalog code is recorded as NLTT 2724^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include white dwarf^[5], star^[6], and near-infrared source^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include Gl 001-027^[13], GJ 35^[14], GCTP 160.00^[15], LHS 7^[16], HIP 3829^[17], and GCRV 26270^[18]. Adriaan van Maanen is named after Van Maanen's star^[9].

Why It Matters

Van Maanen's star draws 108 Wikipedia views per month (white_dwarf category, ranking #2 of 16).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]