Mintaka

Summary

Mintaka is a multiple star^[1]. Mintaka ranks in the top 3% of multiple_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (254 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Mintaka's image is recorded as Orion Belt.jpg^[3].
• Mintaka's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[4].
• Mintaka's instance of is recorded as eclipsing binary star^[5].
• Mintaka's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary^[6].
• Mintaka's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[7].
• Mintaka's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[8].
• Mintaka's instance of is recorded as Algol variable^[9].
• Mintaka's instance of is recorded as variable star^[10].
• Mintaka's instance of is recorded as binary star^[11].
• Mintaka's constellation is recorded as Orion^[12].
• Mintaka's spectral class is recorded as O9.5IINwk^[13].
• Mintaka's part of is recorded as Orion's Belt^[14].
• Mintaka's part of is recorded as delta Orionis Cluster^[15].
• Mintaka's part of is recorded as Orion X^[16].
• Mintaka's Commons category is recorded as Mintaka^[17].
• Mintaka's companion of is recorded as Delta2 Orionis^[18].
• Mintaka's has part is recorded as Delta Orionis A^[19].
• Mintaka's has part is recorded as Delta Orionis B^[20].
• Mintaka's catalog code is recorded as HR 1852^[21].
• Mintaka's catalog code is recorded as SAO 132220^[22].
• Mintaka's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 05294-0020^[23].
• Mintaka's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J05320040-0017566^[24].
• Mintaka's catalog code is recorded as GSC 04766-02445^[25].
• Mintaka's catalog code is recorded as HD 36486^[26].
• Mintaka's catalog code is recorded as HIP 25930^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Orion's Belt^[14], an asterism^[28]; delta Orionis Cluster^[15]; and Orion X^[16].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Catalog codes include HR 1852^[21], SAO 132220^[22], IRAS 05294-0020^[23], 2MASS J05320040-0017566^[24], GSC 04766-02445^[25], and HD 36486^[26].

Why It Matters

Mintaka ranks in the top 3% of multiple_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (254 views/month).^[2] Mintaka has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Mintaka is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]