CI Tau

Summary

CI Tau is an Orion variable^[1]. It draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (orion_variable category, ranking #7 of 10).^[2]

Key Facts

• CI Tau's instance of is recorded as Orion variable^[3].
• CI Tau's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[4].
• CI Tau's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[5].
• CI Tau's instance of is recorded as variable star^[6].
• CI Tau's instance of is recorded as young stellar object candidate^[7].
• CI Tau's instance of is recorded as classical Cepheid variable^[8].
• CI Tau's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[9].
• CI Tau's spectral class is recorded as K5.5^[10].
• CI Tau is part of Taurus Molecular Cloud^[11].
• CI Tau is part of NAME Tau-Aur Complex^[12].
• CI Tau's child astronomical body is recorded as CI Tau b^[13].
• CI Tau's child astronomical body is recorded as CI Tau c^[14].
• CI Tau's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 55186^[15].
• CI Tau's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 04308+2244^[16].
• CI Tau's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F04308+2244^[17].
• CI Tau's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J04335200+2250301^[18].
• CI Tau's catalog code is recorded as UBV 4378^[19].
• CI Tau's catalog code is recorded as UCAC2 39798018^[20].
• CI Tau's catalog code is recorded as [ABG2007] 1602^[21].
• CI Tau's catalog code is recorded as HBC 61^[22].
• CI Tau's catalog code is recorded as [OMK98] 32^[23].
• CI Tau's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 145203159127518336^[24].
• CI Tau's catalog code is recorded as CI Tau^[25].
• CI Tau's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 145203159127518336^[26].
• CI Tau's catalog code is recorded as TIC 61230756^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Taurus Molecular Cloud^[11], a dark nebula^[28] and NAME Tau-Aur Complex^[12], a star-forming region^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Orion variable^[3], near-infrared source^[4], ultraviolet source^[5], variable star^[6], young stellar object candidate^[7], and classical Cepheid variable^[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include GCRV 55186^[15], IRAS 04308+2244^[16], IRAS F04308+2244^[17], 2MASS J04335200+2250301^[18], UBV 4378^[19], and UCAC2 39798018^[20].

Why It Matters

CI Tau draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (orion_variable category, ranking #7 of 10).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]