Alnitak

Summary

Alnitak is a star^[1]. Alnitak ranks in the top 0.85% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (311 views/month, #12 of 1,417).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alnitak's image is recorded as Alnitak sun comparison.svg^[3].
• Alnitak's instance of is recorded as star^[4].
• Alnitak's instance of is recorded as binary star^[5].
• Alnitak's instance of is recorded as double star^[6].
• Alnitak's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[7].
• Alnitak's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[8].
• Alnitak's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[9].
• Alnitak's constellation is recorded as Orion^[10].
• Alnitak's spectral class is recorded as O9.7Ib+B0III^[11].
• Alnitak's part of is recorded as Orion's Belt^[12].
• Alnitak's Commons category is recorded as Alnitak^[13].
• Alnitak's has part is recorded as Zeta Orionis A^[14].
• Alnitak's has part is recorded as Zeta Orionis B^[15].
• Alnitak's catalog code is recorded as HIP 26727^[16].
• Alnitak's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05404553-0156336^[17].
• Alnitak's catalog code is recorded as GSC 04771-01188^[18].
• Alnitak's catalog code is recorded as ζ Ori^[19].
• Alnitak's catalog code is recorded as ADS 4263 AB^[20].
• Alnitak's catalog code is recorded as 1ES 0538-01.9^[21].
• Alnitak's catalog code is recorded as uvby98 100037742^[22].
• Alnitak's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J05408-0156AB^[23].
• Alnitak's catalog code is recorded as HIC 26727^[24].
• Alnitak's catalog code is recorded as IRC +00081^[25].
• Alnitak's catalog code is recorded as JP11 1219^[26].
• Alnitak's catalog code is recorded as PPM 400076^[27].

Body

Geography

Alnitak's part of is recorded as Orion's Belt^[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[4], binary star^[5], double star^[6], near-infrared source^[7], ultraviolet source^[8], and multiple star^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HIP 26727^[16], 2MASS J05404553-0156336^[17], GSC 04771-01188^[18], ζ Ori^[19], ADS 4263 AB^[20], and 1ES 0538-01.9^[21].

Why It Matters

Alnitak ranks in the top 0.85% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (311 views/month, #12 of 1,417).^[2] Alnitak has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Alnitak is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]