Meissa

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Meissa
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Meissa

Summary

Meissa is a binary star[1]. Meissa ranks in the top 5% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meissa's image is recorded as Meissa.png[3].
  • Meissa's instance of is recorded as binary star[4].
  • Meissa's instance of is recorded as variable star[5].
  • Meissa's instance of is recorded as double star[6].
  • Meissa's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[7].
  • Meissa's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source[8].
  • Meissa's instance of is recorded as suspected variable[9].
  • Meissa's constellation is recorded as Orion[10].
  • Meissa's spectral class is recorded as O8IIIf+B0.5V[11].
  • Meissa's part of is recorded as Collinder 69[12].
  • Meissa's has part is recorded as Lambda Orionis A[13].
  • Meissa's has part is recorded as Lambda Orionis B[14].
  • Meissa's catalog code is recorded as λ Ori[15].
  • Meissa's catalog code is recorded as ADS 4179 AB[16].
  • Meissa's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05350831+0956036[17].
  • Meissa's catalog code is recorded as BD+09 879[18].
  • Meissa's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J05351+0956AB[19].
  • Meissa's catalog code is recorded as CSV 100542[20].
  • Meissa's catalog code is recorded as EUVE J0535+09.9[21].
  • Meissa's catalog code is recorded as GC 6915[22].
  • Meissa's catalog code is recorded as HIC 26207[23].
  • Meissa's catalog code is recorded as HIP 26207[24].
  • Meissa's catalog code is recorded as IDS 05296+0952 AB[25].
  • Meissa's catalog code is recorded as NSV 2240[26].
  • Meissa's catalog code is recorded as PLX 1271[27].

Body

Geography

Meissa's part of is recorded as Collinder 69[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include binary star[4], variable star[5], double star[6], near-infrared source[7], ultraviolet source[8], and suspected variable[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include λ Ori[15], ADS 4179 AB[16], 2MASS J05350831+0956036[17], BD+09 879[18], CCDM J05351+0956AB[19], and CSV 100542[20].

Why It Matters

Meissa ranks in the top 5% of binary_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month).[2] Meissa has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Meissa is known by 31 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] . Washington Double Star Catalog. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Spectroscopic studies of O-type stars. I. Classification and absolute magnitudes. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A deep look into the core of young clusters. II. λ Orionis. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Washington Double Star Catalog. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. 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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