Atlas

Summary

Atlas is a multiple star^[1]. Atlas draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (multiple_star category, ranking #12 of 119).^[2]

Key Facts

• Atlas's image is recorded as Plei scheme.jpg^[3].
• Atlas's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[4].
• Atlas's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[5].
• Atlas's instance of is recorded as suspected variable^[6].
• Atlas's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[7].
• Atlas's instance of is recorded as double star^[8].
• Atlas's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[9].
• Atlas's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[10].
• Atlas's instance of is recorded as variable star^[11].
• Atlas's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[12].
• Atlas is named after Atlas^[13].
• Atlas's spectral class is recorded as B8III^[14].
• Atlas's part of is recorded as Pleiades^[15].
• Atlas's Commons category is recorded as Atlas (star)^[16].
• Atlas's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 03461+2354^[17].
• Atlas's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J03490974+2403121^[18].
• Atlas's catalog code is recorded as HD 23850^[19].
• Atlas's catalog code is recorded as SAO 76228^[20].
• Atlas's catalog code is recorded as HIP 17847^[21].
• Atlas's catalog code is recorded as HR 1178^[22].
• Atlas's catalog code is recorded as ADS 2786 A^[23].
• Atlas's catalog code is recorded as BD+23 557^[24].
• Atlas's catalog code is recorded as BD+23 557A^[25].
• Atlas's catalog code is recorded as CEL 354^[26].
• Atlas's catalog code is recorded as CSV 100333^[27].

Body

Geography

Atlas's part of is recorded as Pleiades^[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include multiple star^[4], spectroscopic binary^[5], suspected variable^[6], high proper-motion star^[7], double star^[8], and near-infrared source^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IRAS 03461+2354^[17], 2MASS J03490974+2403121^[18], HD 23850^[19], SAO 76228^[20], HIP 17847^[21], and HR 1178^[22]. Atlas is named after Atlas^[13].

Why It Matters

Atlas draws 67 Wikipedia views per month (multiple_star category, ranking #12 of 119).^[2] Atlas has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Atlas is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]