AB Aurigae

Summary

AB Aurigae is a Herbig Ae/Be star^[1]. It draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (herbig_ae_be_star category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• AB Aurigae's image is recorded as ALMA image of the circumstellar disk AB Aurigae.jpg^[3].
• AB Aurigae's instance of is recorded as Herbig Ae/Be star^[4].
• AB Aurigae's instance of is recorded as T Tauri-type star^[5].
• AB Aurigae's instance of is recorded as young stellar object^[6].
• AB Aurigae's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source^[7].
• AB Aurigae's instance of is recorded as sub-millimetric source^[8].
• AB Aurigae's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[9].
• AB Aurigae's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[10].
• AB Aurigae's instance of is recorded as star^[11].
• AB Aurigae's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[12].
• AB Aurigae's instance of is recorded as Orion variable^[13].
• AB Aurigae's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[14].
• AB Aurigae's instance of is recorded as variable star^[15].
• AB Aurigae's constellation is recorded as Auriga^[16].
• AB Aurigae's spectral class is recorded as A1^[17].
• AB Aurigae's part of is recorded as Taurion^[18].
• AB Aurigae's Commons category is recorded as AB Aurigae^[19].
• AB Aurigae's parent astronomical body is recorded as Taurus Molecular Cloud^[20].
• AB Aurigae's child astronomical body is recorded as AB Aurigae b^[21].
• AB Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as HD 31293^[22].
• AB Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as HIP 22910^[23].
• AB Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 04525+3028^[24].
• AB Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as SAO 57506^[25].
• AB Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J04554582+3033043^[26].
• AB Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as GSC 02387-00812^[27].

Body

Geography

AB Aurigae's part of is recorded as Taurion^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Herbig Ae/Be star^[4], T Tauri-type star^[5], young stellar object^[6], astronomical radio source^[7], sub-millimetric source^[8], and infrared source^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HD 31293^[22], HIP 22910^[23], IRAS 04525+3028^[24], SAO 57506^[25], 2MASS J04554582+3033043^[26], and GSC 02387-00812^[27].

Why It Matters

AB Aurigae draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (herbig_ae_be_star category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]