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photosphere

visible surface, stellar surface layers (star's outer shell) from which optical radiation escapes; region from which externally received light originates; deepest region of a luminous object, that is transparent to photons of certain wavelengths
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photosphere

Summary

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

Key Facts

  • photosphere is a type of shell of an astronomical object[2].
  • photosphere is part of stellar atmosphere[3].
  • photosphere's Commons category is recorded as Photosphere[4].
  • photosphere's described at URL is recorded as http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/mlg/mss/HaitianCreole_ms_P.pdf[5].
  • photosphere's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[6].
  • photosphere's different from is recorded as photon sphere[7].
  • photosphere's temperature is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+5772'}[8].

Body

Definition and Type

photosphere is a type of shell of an astronomical object[2].

Use and Application

photosphere is part of stellar atmosphere[3].

Why It Matters

photosphere ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (819 views/month).[1] photosphere has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] photosphere is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Temperature → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+5772'}
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → shell of an astronomical object
    Part of → stellar atmosphere
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 38898, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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