Vela X-1
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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].
Body
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]