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Cepheid variable

type of variable star
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Cepheid variable
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Cepheid variable

Summary

Cepheid variable is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 1,220 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #54 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cepheid variable's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • Delta Cephei is named after Cepheid variable[4].
  • Cepheid variable is a type of pulsating variable star[5].
  • Cepheid variable's Commons category is recorded as Cepheid variables[6].
  • Cepheid variable's catalog code is recorded as CEP[7].
  • Cepheid variable's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cepheid variables[8].
  • Cepheid variable's different from is recorded as Beta Cephei variable[9].
  • Cepheid variable's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Cepheid variable's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. It is a type of pulsating variable star[5].

Origins

Delta Cephei is named after Cepheid variable[4].

Why It Matters

Cepheid variable draws 1,220 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #54 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . General Catalogue of Variable Stars. sai.msu.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3h ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Cepheid variables
    Named after → Delta Cephei
    Local thumb → —
    Different from → Beta Cephei variable
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