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blue straggler

main-sequence star in an open or globular cluster that is more luminous and bluer than stars at the main sequence turnoff point for the cluster
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blue straggler

Summary

blue straggler is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 276 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #120 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • blue straggler's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • blue straggler is a type of star[4].
  • blue straggler's Commons category is recorded as Blue stragglers[5].
  • blue straggler's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blue stragglers[6].

Body

Definition and Type

blue straggler's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. It is a type of star[4].

Why It Matters

blue straggler draws 276 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #120 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). blue straggler. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/blue-straggler
MLA “blue straggler.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/blue-straggler.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_blue-straggler_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{blue straggler}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/blue-straggler}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Blue stragglers
    Subclass of → star
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007532566105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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