Vela X-1

Summary

Vela X-1 is a binary star^[1]. It draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (binary_star category, ranking #34 of 267).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vela X-1's image is recorded as Detection of a bow shock around Vela X-1 (eso9702a).tiff^[3].
• Vela X-1's instance of is recorded as binary star^[4].
• Vela X-1's instance of is recorded as high-mass X-ray binary^[5].
• Vela X-1's constellation is recorded as Vela^[6].
• Vela X-1's spectral class is recorded as B0.5Ia^[7].
• Vela X-1's Commons category is recorded as Vela X-1^[8].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as HD 77581^[9].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as SAO 220767^[10].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as HIP 44368^[11].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as GSC 07681-02303^[12].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J09020686-4033168^[13].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as 1RXS J090207.0-403311^[14].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as ALS 1227^[15].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as CD-40 4838^[16].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as CPC 0 6891^[17].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as CPD-40 3072^[18].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as GC 12502^[19].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 25807^[20].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as HIC 44368^[21].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as JP11 1751^[22].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as PPM 313886^[23].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as TD1 13466^[24].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as TYC 7681-2303-1^[25].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as UBV M 15041^[26].
• Vela X-1's catalog code is recorded as UBV 8734^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include binary star^[4] and high-mass X-ray binary^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 77581^[9], SAO 220767^[10], HIP 44368^[11], GSC 07681-02303^[12], 2MASS J09020686-4033168^[13], and 1RXS J090207.0-403311^[14].

Why It Matters

Vela X-1 draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (binary_star category, ranking #34 of 267).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]