Aldebaran

Summary

Aldebaran is a binary star^[1]. Aldebaran ranks in the top 1% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (852 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Aldebaran's image is recorded as Occultation.jpg^[3].
• Aldebaran's instance of is recorded as binary star^[4].
• Aldebaran's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[5].
• Aldebaran's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[6].
• Aldebaran's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[7].
• Aldebaran's spectral class is recorded as K5III/M2V^[8].
• Aldebaran's Commons category is recorded as Aldebaran^[9].
• Aldebaran's has part is recorded as Alpha Tauri B^[10].
• Aldebaran's has part is recorded as Aldebaran^[11].
• Aldebaran's catalog code is recorded as WDS J04359+1631AB^[12].
• Aldebaran's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J04359+1631AB^[13].
• Aldebaran's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04_4wr^[14].
• Aldebaran's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aldebaran^[15].
• Aldebaran's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[16].
• Aldebaran's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[17].
• Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Aldebaran^[18].
• Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Scuderia AlphaTauri^[19].
• Aldebaran's different from is recorded as AlphaTauri^[20].
• Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Alpha Tauri^[21].
• Aldebaran's different from is recorded as A Tauri^[22].
• Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Aldebaran^[23].
• Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Aldebaran^[24].
• Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Aldebaran^[25].
• Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Alderaan^[26].
• Aldebaran's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Aldebaran'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include binary star^[4], navigational star^[5], and multiple star^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include WDS J04359+1631AB^[12] and CCDM J04359+1631AB^[13].

Why It Matters

Aldebaran ranks in the top 1% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (852 views/month).^[2] Aldebaran has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Aldebaran is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]