galaxy

Summary

galaxy is an astronomical object type^[1]. galaxy ranks in the top 2% of astronomical_object_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,626 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• galaxy's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type^[3].
• Milky Way is named after galaxy^[4].
• galaxy is a type of deep-sky object^[5].
• galaxy is part of galaxy group or cluster^[6].
• galaxy's Commons category is recorded as Galaxies^[7].
• galaxy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galaxies^[8].
• galaxy's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[9].
• galaxy's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[10].
• galaxy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[11].
• galaxy's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox galaxy^[12].
• galaxy's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox galaxy 2^[13].
• galaxy's topic has template is recorded as Template:Galaxy^[14].
• galaxy's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/tags/galaxy^[15].
• galaxy's equivalent class is recorded as https://dbpedia.org/ontology/Galaxy/^[16].
• galaxy's different from is recorded as Milky Way^[17].
• galaxy's properties for this type is recorded as P223^[18].
• galaxy's studied by is recorded as astronomy^[19].
• galaxy's studied by is recorded as galaxy formation and evolution^[20].
• galaxy's studied by is recorded as Q12771345^[21].
• galaxy's exact match is recorded as https://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000807/^[22].
• galaxy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have^[23].
• galaxy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[24].
• galaxy's Wikimedia outline is recorded as outline of galaxies^[25].
• galaxy's model item is recorded as Milky Way^[26].
• galaxy's model item is recorded as Andromeda Galaxy^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

galaxy's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type^[3]. galaxy is a type of deep-sky object^[5].

Origins

Milky Way is named after galaxy^[4].

Use and Application

galaxy is part of galaxy group or cluster^[6].

Influence

Things named for galaxy include Super Mario Galaxy^[28], a video game^[29], directed by Yoshiaki Koizumi^[30]; LA Galaxy^[31], an association football club^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1995^[34], headquartered in Los Angeles^[35]; Super Mario Galaxy 2^[36], a video game^[37]; Galaxy of Terror^[38], a film^[39], directed by Bruce D. Clark^[40]; galactic algorithm^[41]; and Ginga^[42], a train service^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 1949^[45].

Why It Matters

galaxy ranks in the top 2% of astronomical_object_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,626 views/month).^[2] galaxy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] galaxy is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for galaxy include Super Mario Galaxy^[28], a video game^[29], directed by Yoshiaki Koizumi^[30]; LA Galaxy^[31], an association football club^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1995^[34], headquartered in Los Angeles^[35]; Super Mario Galaxy 2^[36], a video game^[37]; Galaxy of Terror^[38], a film^[39], directed by Bruce D. Clark^[40]; galactic algorithm^[41]; and Ginga^[42], a train service^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 1949^[45].