Alcyone

Summary

Alcyone is a multiple star^[1]. Alcyone ranks in the top 7% of multiple_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alcyone's image is recorded as Plei scheme.jpg^[3].
• Alcyone's instance of is recorded as multiple star^[4].
• Alcyone's instance of is recorded as Be-type star^[5].
• Alcyone's instance of is recorded as emission-line star^[6].
• Alcyone's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[7].
• Alcyone's instance of is recorded as double star^[8].
• Alcyone's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[9].
• Alcyone's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[10].
• Alcyone's instance of is recorded as binary star^[11].
• Alcyone's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[12].
• Alcyone is named after Alcyone^[13].
• Alcyone's spectral class is recorded as B7III^[14].
• Alcyone's part of is recorded as Pleiades^[15].
• Alcyone's Commons category is recorded as Alcyone (star)^[16].
• Alcyone's companion of is recorded as 24 Tauri^[17].
• Alcyone's companion of is recorded as Q12067920^[18].
• Alcyone's catalog code is recorded as HR 1165^[19].
• Alcyone's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 03445+2357^[20].
• Alcyone's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J03472908+2406184^[21].
• Alcyone's catalog code is recorded as GSC 01800-02202^[22].
• Alcyone's catalog code is recorded as HD 23630^[23].
• Alcyone's catalog code is recorded as SAO 76199^[24].
• Alcyone's catalog code is recorded as HIP 17702^[25].
• Alcyone's catalog code is recorded as η Tau^[26].
• Alcyone's catalog code is recorded as BD+23 541^[27].

Body

Geography

Alcyone's part of is recorded as Pleiades^[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include multiple star^[4], Be-type star^[5], emission-line star^[6], high proper-motion star^[7], double star^[8], and near-infrared source^[9].

History and Context

Catalog codes include HR 1165^[19], IRAS 03445+2357^[20], 2MASS J03472908+2406184^[21], GSC 01800-02202^[22], HD 23630^[23], and SAO 76199^[24]. Alcyone is named after Alcyone^[13].

Why It Matters

Alcyone ranks in the top 7% of multiple_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month).^[2] Alcyone has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Alcyone is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]