Xi Serpentis

Summary

Xi Serpentis is a star^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Xi Serpentis's image is recorded as Xi Serpentis Comet.png^[3].
• Xi Serpentis's instance of is recorded as star^[4].
• Xi Serpentis's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[5].
• Xi Serpentis's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[6].
• Xi Serpentis's constellation is recorded as Serpens^[7].
• Xi Serpentis's spectral class is recorded as A9IIIpSr:^[8].
• Xi Serpentis's part of is recorded as Left Wall of the Heavenly Market Enclosure^[9].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 17347-1522^[10].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J17373520-1523545^[11].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as GSC 06248-01369^[12].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as HD 159876^[13].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as HIP 86263^[14].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as HR 6561^[15].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as SAO 160700^[16].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as ξ Ser^[17].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as PLX 4003^[18].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J17376-1524A^[19].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as FK5 658^[20].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as GC 23881^[21].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 10175^[22].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as HIC 86263^[23].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as IDS 17319-1520 A^[24].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as IRC -20373^[25].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as JP11 2872^[26].
• Xi Serpentis's catalog code is recorded as N30 3921^[27].

Body

Geography

Xi Serpentis's part of is recorded as Left Wall of the Heavenly Market Enclosure^[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[4], near-infrared source^[5], and ultraviolet source^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IRAS 17347-1522^[10], 2MASS J17373520-1523545^[11], GSC 06248-01369^[12], HD 159876^[13], HIP 86263^[14], and HR 6561^[15].

Why It Matters

Xi Serpentis ranks in the top 6% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]