Aldebaran
wide binary star system in the constellation Taurus
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Summary
Aldebaran is a binary star[1]. Aldebaran ranks in the top 1% of binary star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,398 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: double star[3], star[4]
- Constellation: Taurus[5]
- Spectral class: K5III/M2V[6]
- Commons category: Aldebaran[7]
- Has part(s): Alpha Tauri B[8], Aldebaran[9]
- Catalog code: WDS J04359+1631AB[10], CCDM J04359+1631AB[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aldebaran[12]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[14]
- Different from: Aldebaran[15], Scuderia AlphaTauri[16], AlphaTauri[17], Alpha Tauri[18], A Tauri[19], Alderaan[20]
- Name: Aldebaran[21], α Tauri[22], α Tau[23], Alpha Tauri[24], Alpha Tau[25], 87 Tauri[26], 87 Tau[27]
- Distance from Earth: 65.1[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[29]
- Right ascension: 68.980167[30]
- Declination: 16.509306[31]
- Epoch: J2000.0[32]
- P14541: 46Rgro[33]
Why It Matters
Aldebaran has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Aldebaran is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]