Centaurus

Summary

Centaurus is a constellation^[1]. Centaurus draws 464 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #23 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Centaurus's image is recorded as Constellation Centaurus.jpg^[3].
• Centaurus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].
• Centaurus's shares border with is recorded as Antlia^[5].
• Centaurus's shares border with is recorded as Carina^[6].
• Centaurus's shares border with is recorded as Circinus^[7].
• Centaurus's shares border with is recorded as Crux^[8].
• Centaurus's shares border with is recorded as Hydra^[9].
• Centaurus's shares border with is recorded as Libra^[10].
• Centaurus's shares border with is recorded as Lupus^[11].
• Centaurus's shares border with is recorded as Musca^[12].
• Centaurus's shares border with is recorded as Vela^[13].
• centaur is named after Centaurus^[14].
• Centaurus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1036145857122522922778^[15].
• Centaurus's GND ID is recorded as 1085657426^[16].
• Centaurus's locator map image is recorded as Centaurus constellation map.svg^[17].
• Centaurus's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[18].
• Centaurus's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Centaurus symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[19].
• Centaurus's Commons category is recorded as Centaurus (constellation)^[20].
• Centaurus's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 75111^[21].
• Centaurus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01wqs^[22].
• Centaurus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Centaurus^[23].
• Centaurus's Commons gallery is recorded as Centaurus^[24].
• Centaurus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0016866^[25].
• Centaurus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[26].
• Centaurus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Geography

Centaurus's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[18].

Physical Characteristics

Centaurus's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+1060'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Centaurus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].

History and Context

centaur is named after Centaurus^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Centaurus include Scutum–Centaurus Arm^[29], a spiral arm^[30].

Why It Matters

Centaurus draws 464 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #23 of 85).^[2] Centaurus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Centaurus is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Centaurus include Scutum–Centaurus Arm^[29], a spiral arm^[30].