FU Orionis

Summary

FU Orionis is a star^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• FU Orionis's image is recorded as Early stages of the FU Orionis outburst (artist’s concept) (opo2437a).jpg^[3].
• FU Orionis's instance of is recorded as star^[4].
• FU Orionis's instance of is recorded as binary star^[5].
• FU Orionis's instance of is recorded as nova^[6].
• FU Orionis's instance of is recorded as Orion variable^[7].
• FU Orionis's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[8].
• FU Orionis's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[9].
• FU Orionis's instance of is recorded as FU Orionis variable^[10].
• FU Orionis's constellation is recorded as Orion^[11].
• FU Orionis's spectral class is recorded as F0Iab^[12].
• FU Orionis's Commons category is recorded as FU Orionis^[13].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as GSC 00715-00159^[14].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05452235+0904123^[15].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05426+0903^[16].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as AAVSO 0539+09^[17].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as BD+09 5427^[18].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as CSI+09-05427^[19].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 56621^[20].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as JP11 5455^[21].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as JP11 5456^[22].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as JP11 5454^[23].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as FU Ori^[24].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as PSCz P05426+0903^[25].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as WDS J05454+0904AB^[26].
• FU Orionis's catalog code is recorded as PDS 122^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include star^[4], binary star^[5], nova^[6], Orion variable^[7], infrared source^[8], and astrophysical X-ray source^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include GSC 00715-00159^[14], 2MASS J05452235+0904123^[15], IRAS 05426+0903^[16], AAVSO 0539+09^[17], BD+09 5427^[18], and CSI+09-05427^[19].

Cultural Significance

Things named for FU Orionis include it variable^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].

Why It Matters

FU Orionis ranks in the top 5% of star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include it variable^[28], an astronomical object type^[29].