Zeta Ophiuchi

Summary

Zeta Ophiuchi is a Be-type star^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of be_type_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Zeta Ophiuchi's image is recorded as Zeta Oph Runaway Star.jpg^[3].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as Be-type star^[4].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as variable star^[5].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[6].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[7].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[8].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[9].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as star^[10].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as bright giant^[11].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as eruptive variable star^[12].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as Shell star^[13].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's instance of is recorded as Mid-infrared source^[14].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's constellation is recorded as Ophiuchus^[15].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's spectral class is recorded as O9.2IVnn^[16].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's part of is recorded as Right Wall of the Heavenly Market Enclosure^[17].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's Commons category is recorded as Zeta Ophiuchi^[18].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J16370954-1034014^[19].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as GSC 05632-01042^[20].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as HD 149757^[21].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as HIP 81377^[22].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as HR 6175^[23].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 16343-1028^[24].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as SAO 160006^[25].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as ζ Oph^[26].
• Zeta Ophiuchi's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 1634-10.4^[27].

Body

Geography

Zeta Ophiuchi's part of is recorded as Right Wall of the Heavenly Market Enclosure^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Be-type star^[4], variable star^[5], infrared source^[6], astrophysical X-ray source^[7], near-infrared source^[8], and ultraviolet source^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J16370954-1034014^[19], GSC 05632-01042^[20], HD 149757^[21], HIP 81377^[22], HR 6175^[23], and IRAS 16343-1028^[24].

Why It Matters

Zeta Ophiuchi ranks in the top 6% of be_type_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (111 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]