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elliptical galaxy

galaxy having an approximately ellipsoidal shape and a smooth, nearly featureless brightness profile
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Summary

elliptical galaxy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,819 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Follows: lenticular galaxy[2]
  • Subclass of: galaxy[3]
  • Commons category: Elliptical galaxies[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Elliptical galaxies[5]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[6]

Why It Matters

elliptical galaxy has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . 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). elliptical galaxy. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/elliptical-galaxy
MLA “elliptical galaxy.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/elliptical-galaxy.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_elliptical-galaxy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{elliptical galaxy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/elliptical-galaxy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Elliptical galaxies
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    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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