Orion

Summary

Orion is a constellation^[1]. Orion ranks in the top 1% of constellation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,943 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Orion's video is recorded as Orion.ogv^[3].
• Orion's image is recorded as OrionCC.jpg^[4].
• Orion's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].
• Orion's shares border with is recorded as Gemini^[6].
• Orion's shares border with is recorded as Taurus^[7].
• Orion's shares border with is recorded as Eridanus^[8].
• Orion's shares border with is recorded as Lepus^[9].
• Orion's shares border with is recorded as Monoceros^[10].
• Orion is named after Orion^[11].
• Orion's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316432825^[12].
• Orion's GND ID is recorded as 4172838-5^[13].
• Orion's locator map image is recorded as Orion IAU.svg^[14].
• Orion's locator map image is recorded as Orion constellation map.svg^[15].
• Orion's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85095656^[16].
• Orion's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Orion symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[17].
• Orion's Commons category is recorded as Orion (constellation)^[18].
• Orion's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 76682^[19].
• Orion's has part is recorded as Betelgeuse^[20].
• Orion's has part is recorded as Orion's Belt^[21].
• Orion's has part is recorded as Rigel^[22].
• Orion's has part is recorded as Alnilam^[23].
• Orion's has part is recorded as Alnitak^[24].
• Orion's has part is recorded as Saiph^[25].
• Orion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0142jk^[26].
• Orion's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph353313^[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Orion's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+594'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Orion's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].

History and Context

Orion is named after Orion^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Orion include Orion^[29], a vehicle model^[30], founded in 2006^[31]; Orion Arm^[32], a spiral arm^[33]; EURion constellation^[34]; Orion Molecular Cloud Complex^[35], a group^[36]; HSwMS Orion^[37], a spy ship^[38]; Orion Massif^[39], a massif^[40]; and Orion Black^[41], a wizard in the Harry Potter universe^[42].

Why It Matters

Orion ranks in the top 1% of constellation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,943 views/month).^[2] Orion has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Orion is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Orion include Orion^[29], a vehicle model^[30], founded in 2006^[31]; Orion Arm^[32], a spiral arm^[33]; EURion constellation^[34]; Orion Molecular Cloud Complex^[35], a group^[36]; HSwMS Orion^[37], a spy ship^[38]; and Orion Massif^[39], a massif^[40].