Epsilon Aurigae

Summary

Epsilon Aurigae is an Algol variable^[1]. It draws 70 Wikipedia views per month (algol_variable category, ranking #2 of 12).^[2]

Key Facts

• Epsilon Aurigae's image is recorded as Epsilon Aurigae.png^[3].
• Epsilon Aurigae's instance of is recorded as Algol variable^[4].
• Epsilon Aurigae's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[5].
• Epsilon Aurigae's instance of is recorded as eclipsing binary star^[6].
• Epsilon Aurigae's instance of is recorded as double star^[7].
• Epsilon Aurigae's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[8].
• Epsilon Aurigae's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[9].
• Epsilon Aurigae's instance of is recorded as star^[10].
• Epsilon Aurigae's constellation is recorded as Auriga^[11].
• Epsilon Aurigae's spectral class is recorded as A9Ia^[12].
• Epsilon Aurigae's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85044482^[13].
• Epsilon Aurigae's Commons category is recorded as Epsilon Aurigae^[14].
• Epsilon Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05015812+4349241^[15].
• Epsilon Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as GSC 02907-01275^[16].
• Epsilon Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as HD 31964^[17].
• Epsilon Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as HIP 23416^[18].
• Epsilon Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as HR 1605^[19].
• Epsilon Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 04583+4345^[20].
• Epsilon Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as SAO 39955^[21].
• Epsilon Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as ε Aur^[22].
• Epsilon Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as ADS 3605 A^[23].
• Epsilon Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as BD+43 1166^[24].
• Epsilon Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J05020+4350A^[25].
• Epsilon Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as FK5 183^[26].
• Epsilon Aurigae's catalog code is recorded as GC 6123^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Algol variable^[4], spectroscopic binary^[5], eclipsing binary star^[6], double star^[7], infrared source^[8], and near-infrared source^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J05015812+4349241^[15], GSC 02907-01275^[16], HD 31964^[17], HIP 23416^[18], HR 1605^[19], and IRAS 04583+4345^[20].

Why It Matters

Epsilon Aurigae draws 70 Wikipedia views per month (algol_variable category, ranking #2 of 12).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]