Westerlund 1-26

Summary

Westerlund 1-26 is a star^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Westerlund 1-26 is credited with the discovery of Bengt Westerlund^[3].
• Westerlund 1-26's image is recorded as Westerlund 1.jpg^[4].
• Westerlund 1-26's instance of is recorded as star^[5].
• Westerlund 1-26's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[6].
• Westerlund 1-26's constellation is recorded as Ara^[7].
• Westerlund 1-26's spectral class is recorded as M5-6Ia^[8].
• Westerlund 1-26's part of is recorded as Westerlund 1^[9].
• Westerlund 1-26's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J16470540-4550367^[10].
• Westerlund 1-26's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 5940106041452150272^[11].
• Westerlund 1-26's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Westerlund 1-26's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0x12tf8^[13].
• Westerlund 1-26's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.79'}^[14].
• Westerlund 1-26's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+22.1'}^[15].
• Westerlund 1-26's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.2114'}^[16].
• Westerlund 1-26's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+4.31'}^[17].
• Westerlund 1-26's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+1.35'}^[18].
• Westerlund 1-26's luminosity is recorded as {'unit': 'solar luminosity', 'amount': '+340000'}^[19].
• Westerlund 1-26's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'solar radius', 'amount': '+1530'}^[20].
• Westerlund 1-26's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'milliarcsecond', 'amount': '+0.6798'}^[21].
• Westerlund 1-26's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre per second', 'amount': '-49.42'}^[22].
• Westerlund 1-26's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'light-year', 'amount': '+11500'}^[23].
• Westerlund 1-26's SIMBAD ID is recorded as 2MASS J16470540-4550367^[24].
• Westerlund 1-26's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '+251.77252653864880'}^[25].
• Westerlund 1-26's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'degree', 'amount': '-45.84350230546150'}^[26].
• Westerlund 1-26's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[27].

Body

Geography

Westerlund 1-26's part of is recorded as Westerlund 1^[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[5] and infrared source^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J16470540-4550367^[10] and Gaia DR2 5940106041452150272^[11].

Why It Matters

Westerlund 1-26 ranks in the top 5% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]