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equatorial coordinate system

celestial coordinate system used to specify the positions of celestial objects
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equatorial coordinate system

Summary

equatorial coordinate system ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (652 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • equatorial coordinate system is a type of astronomical coordinate system[2].
  • equatorial coordinate system's Commons category is recorded as Equatorial coordinate system[3].
  • equatorial coordinate system's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Equatorial coordinate system[4].
  • equatorial coordinate system's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[5].
  • equatorial coordinate system's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • equatorial coordinate system's different from is recorded as first equatorial coordinate system[7].
  • equatorial coordinate system's different from is recorded as second equatorial coordinate system[8].
  • equatorial coordinate system's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9].

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Definition and Type

equatorial coordinate system is a type of astronomical coordinate system[2].

Why It Matters

equatorial coordinate system ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (652 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Equatorial coordinate system
    Different from → first equatorial coordinate system, second equatorial coordinate system
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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