AU Microscopii

Summary

AU Microscopii is a star^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• AU Microscopii's image is recorded as The View from Within AU Microscopii's Disk.jpg^[3].
• AU Microscopii's instance of is recorded as star^[4].
• AU Microscopii's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[5].
• AU Microscopii's constellation is recorded as Microscopium^[6].
• AU Microscopii's spectral class is recorded as M1.0^[7].
• AU Microscopii's part of is recorded as Beta Pictoris moving group^[8].
• AU Microscopii's part of is recorded as Pleiades group^[9].
• AU Microscopii's Commons category is recorded as AU Microscopii^[10].
• AU Microscopii's child astronomical body is recorded as AU Mic b^[11].
• AU Microscopii's child astronomical body is recorded as AU Mic c^[12].
• AU Microscopii's child astronomical body is recorded as AU Mic d^[13].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as SAO 212402^[14].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as HD 197481^[15].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as HIP 102409^[16].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J20450949-3120266^[17].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as GJ 803^[18].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 294-224065^[19].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as TYC 7457-641-1^[20].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as PLX 4939^[21].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as WDS J20452-3120A^[22].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J20451-3122A^[23].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as CPC 17 11323^[24].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 12995^[25].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as HIC 102409^[26].
• AU Microscopii's catalog code is recorded as IDS 20390-3142 A^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Beta Pictoris moving group^[8], a stellar association^[28] and Pleiades group^[9], a stellar association^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[4] and near-infrared source^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include SAO 212402^[14], HD 197481^[15], HIP 102409^[16], 2MASS J20450949-3120266^[17], GJ 803^[18], and UCAC4 294-224065^[19].

Why It Matters

AU Microscopii ranks in the top 3% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]