Pleione

Summary

Pleione is a Be-type star^[1]. Pleione ranks in the top 10% of be_type_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pleione's image is recorded as Plei scheme.jpg^[3].
• Pleione's image is recorded as M45map.jpg^[4].
• Pleione's instance of is recorded as Be-type star^[5].
• Pleione's instance of is recorded as variable star^[6].
• Pleione's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[7].
• Pleione's instance of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source^[8].
• Pleione's instance of is recorded as emission-line star^[9].
• Pleione's instance of is recorded as double star^[10].
• Pleione's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[11].
• Pleione's instance of is recorded as peculiar star^[12].
• Pleione's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[13].
• Pleione's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[14].
• Pleione is named after Pleione^[15].
• Pleione's spectral class is recorded as B8Vne^[16].
• Pleione's part of is recorded as Pleiades^[17].
• Pleione's Commons category is recorded as Pleione (star)^[18].
• Pleione's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 03462+2359^[19].
• Pleione's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J03491121+2408120^[20].
• Pleione's catalog code is recorded as GSC 01800-02200^[21].
• Pleione's catalog code is recorded as SAO 76229^[22].
• Pleione's catalog code is recorded as HD 23862^[23].
• Pleione's catalog code is recorded as HIP 17851^[24].
• Pleione's catalog code is recorded as HR 1180^[25].
• Pleione's catalog code is recorded as 28 Tau^[26].
• Pleione's catalog code is recorded as BD+23 558^[27].

Body

Geography

Pleione's part of is recorded as Pleiades^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Be-type star^[5], variable star^[6], multiple star^[7], astrophysical X-ray source^[8], emission-line star^[9], and double star^[10].

History and Context

Catalog codes include IRAS 03462+2359^[19], 2MASS J03491121+2408120^[20], GSC 01800-02200^[21], SAO 76229^[22], HD 23862^[23], and HIP 17851^[24]. Pleione is named after Pleione^[15].

Why It Matters

Pleione ranks in the top 10% of be_type_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).^[2] Pleione has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Pleione is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]