WASP-18

Summary

WASP-18 is a star^[1]. WASP-18 ranks in the top 5% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• WASP-18's image is recorded as WASP-18.jpg^[3].
• WASP-18's instance of is recorded as star^[4].
• WASP-18's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[5].
• WASP-18's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[6].
• WASP-18's instance of is recorded as eclipsing binary star^[7].
• WASP-18's constellation is recorded as Phoenix^[8].
• WASP-18's spectral class is recorded as F6IV/V^[9].
• WASP-18's Commons category is recorded as WASP-18^[10].
• WASP-18's child astronomical body is recorded as WASP-18b^[11].
• WASP-18's child astronomical body is recorded as Q97039227^[12].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as HD 10069^[13].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J01372503-4540404^[14].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as SAO 215585^[15].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as HIP 7562^[16].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as GSC 08040-00072^[17].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as CPC 0 759^[18].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as HIC 7562^[19].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as PPM 306061^[20].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as TYC 8040-72-1^[21].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as UBV 1689^[22].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as SPOCS 2511^[23].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as TIC 100100827^[24].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 4955371367334610048^[25].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR1 4955371363037611136^[26].
• WASP-18's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 4955371367334610048^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[4], spectroscopic binary^[5], near-infrared source^[6], and eclipsing binary star^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 10069^[13], 2MASS J01372503-4540404^[14], SAO 215585^[15], HIP 7562^[16], GSC 08040-00072^[17], and CPC 0 759^[18].

Why It Matters

WASP-18 ranks in the top 5% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).^[2] WASP-18 has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] WASP-18 is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]