Aldebaran

star system in the constellation Taurus
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Aldebaran

Summary

Aldebaran is a binary star[1]. Aldebaran has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Aldebaran's instance of is recorded as binary star[3].
  • Aldebaran's instance of is recorded as navigational star[4].
  • Aldebaran's instance of is recorded as multiple star[5].
  • Aldebaran's constellation is recorded as Taurus[6].
  • Aldebaran's spectral class is recorded as K5III/M2V[7].
  • Aldebaran's Commons category is recorded as Aldebaran[8].
  • Aldebaran comprises Alpha Tauri B[9].
  • Aldebaran comprises Aldebaran[10].
  • Aldebaran's catalog code is recorded as WDS J04359+1631AB[11].
  • Aldebaran's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J04359+1631AB[12].
  • Aldebaran's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aldebaran[13].
  • Aldebaran's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • Aldebaran's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[15].
  • Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Aldebaran[16].
  • Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Scuderia AlphaTauri[17].
  • Aldebaran's different from is recorded as AlphaTauri[18].
  • Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Alpha Tauri[19].
  • Aldebaran's different from is recorded as A Tauri[20].
  • Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Aldebaran[21].
  • Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Aldebaran[22].
  • Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Aldebaran[23].
  • Aldebaran's different from is recorded as Alderaan[24].
  • Aldebaran's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Aldebaran'}[25].
  • Aldebaran's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'α Tauri'}[26].
  • Aldebaran's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'α Tau'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include binary star[3], navigational star[4], and multiple star[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include WDS J04359+1631AB[11] and CCDM J04359+1631AB[12].

Why It Matters

Aldebaran has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Aldebaran is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . thenauticalalmanac.com. thenauticalalmanac.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Washington Double Star Catalog. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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