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interstellar medium

matter and radiation in the space between the star systems in a galaxy
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interstellar medium

Summary

interstellar medium is an astronomical object type[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of astronomical_object_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (788 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • interstellar medium's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • interstellar medium is a type of astronomical object[4].
  • interstellar medium is part of outer space[5].
  • interstellar medium's Commons category is recorded as Interstellar medium[6].
  • interstellar medium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Interstellar media[7].
  • interstellar medium's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[8].
  • interstellar medium's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/interstellar-matter[9].
  • interstellar medium's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ISM'}[10].
  • interstellar medium's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'МЗС'}[11].
  • interstellar medium's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12].

Body

Definition and Type

interstellar medium's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. It is a type of astronomical object[4].

Use and Application

interstellar medium is part of outer space[5].

Why It Matters

interstellar medium ranks in the top 8% of astronomical_object_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (788 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Voyager 1 Voyager 2

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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