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Beta Aurigae

binary star system in the northern constellation of Auriga
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Beta Aurigae

Summary

Beta Aurigae is an eclipsing binary star[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of eclipsing_binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beta Aurigae's image is recorded as Menkalinan.jpg[3].
  • Beta Aurigae's instance of is recorded as eclipsing binary star[4].
  • Beta Aurigae's instance of is recorded as double star[5].
  • Beta Aurigae's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[6].
  • Beta Aurigae's instance of is recorded as Algol variable[7].
  • Beta Aurigae's constellation is recorded as Auriga[8].
  • Beta Aurigae's spectral class is recorded as A1IV-Vp[9].
  • Beta Aurigae's part of is recorded as Ursa Major Moving Group[10].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05593172+4456508[11].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as GSC 02924-02742[12].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as HD 40183[13].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as HIP 28360[14].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as HR 2088[15].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05558+4456[16].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as SAO 40750[17].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as GJ 3375[18].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as β Aur[19].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as ADS 4556 A[20].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as BD+44 1328[21].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J05596+4457A[22].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as FK5 227[23].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as GC 7543[24].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 3730[25].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as HIC 28360[26].
  • Beta Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as IDS 05522+4456 A[27].

Body

Geography

Beta Aurigae's part of is recorded as Ursa Major Moving Group[10].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include eclipsing binary star[4], double star[5], near-infrared source[6], and Algol variable[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J05593172+4456508[11], GSC 02924-02742[12], HD 40183[13], HIP 28360[14], HR 2088[15], and IRAS 05558+4456[16].

Why It Matters

Beta Aurigae ranks in the top 7% of eclipsing_binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q53997770. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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