constellation

Summary

constellation ranks in the top 0.42% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,456 views/month, #323 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• constellation is a type of asterism^[2].
• constellation is a type of geographical feature^[3].
• constellation is part of celestial sphere^[4].
• constellation's Commons category is recorded as Constellations^[5].
• constellation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Constellations^[6].
• constellation's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[7].
• constellation's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• constellation's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• constellation's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[10].
• constellation's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[11].
• constellation's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox constellation^[12].
• constellation's topic has template is recorded as Template:Constellations^[13].
• constellation's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Constellation^[14].
• constellation's different from is recorded as asterism^[15].
• constellation's different from is recorded as IAU constellation^[16].
• constellation's has list is recorded as list of constellations^[17].
• constellation's has list is recorded as Q3248800^[18].
• constellation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].
• constellation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Astronomy^[20].
• constellation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Constellations^[21].
• constellation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Astronomical objects^[22].
• constellation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Solar System^[23].
• constellation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject History^[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include asterism^[2] and geographical feature^[3].

Use and Application

constellation is part of celestial sphere^[4].

Influence

Things named for constellation include Sūrat al-Burūj^[25], a surah^[26].

Why It Matters

constellation ranks in the top 0.42% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,456 views/month, #323 of 77,819).^[1] constellation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] constellation is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for constellation include Sūrat al-Burūj^[25], a surah^[26].