Editing Aldebaran (section)

==Nomenclature==
[[File:TaurusCC.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation of Taurus (center).]]
The traditional name Aldebaran derives from the Arabic {{Transliteration|ar|al Dabarān}} ({{lang|ar|الدبران}}), meaning {{gloss|the follower}}, because it seems to follow the [[Pleiades]].<ref name=mythology2011/><ref name=allen/>  In 2016, the [[International Astronomical Union]] [[IAU Working Group on Star Names|Working Group on Star Names]] (WGSN) approved the proper name ''Aldebaran'' for this star.<ref name="IAU-CSN"/><ref name="WGSN"/>

Aldebaran is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus, with the [[Bayer designation]] α Tauri, Latinised as Alpha Tauri. It has the [[Flamsteed designation]] 87 Tauri as the 87th star in the constellation of approximately 7th magnitude or brighter, ordered by [[right ascension]]. It also has the [[Bright Star Catalogue]] number 1457, the [[Henry Draper Catalogue|HD]] number 29139, and the [[Hipparcos]] catalogue number 21421, mostly seen in scientific publications.

It is a variable star listed in the [[General Catalogue of Variable Stars]], but it is listed using its Bayer designation and does not have a separate [[variable star designation]].<ref name=gcvs/>

Aldebaran and several nearby stars are included in double star catalogues such as the [[Washington Double Star Catalog]] as WDS&nbsp;04359+1631 and the [[Aitken Double Star Catalogue]] as ADS&nbsp;3321. It was included with an 11th-magnitude companion as a double star as H&nbsp;IV&nbsp;66 in the [[Herschel Catalogue of Double Stars]] and Σ&nbsp;II&nbsp;2 in the [[Struve Double Star Catalog]], and together with a 14th-magnitude star as β&nbsp;550 in the [[Burnham Double Star Catalogue]].<ref name=burnham1900/><ref name=WDSC2014/>

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