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star cluster

large group of stars
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Summary

star cluster is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 2,453 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical object type category, ranking #66 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: deep-sky object[3]
  • Part of: galaxy[4]
  • Commons category: Star clusters[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Star clusters[6]
  • Commons gallery: Star cluster[7]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[8], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[9]
  • Topic has template: Template:Infobox cluster[10]
  • Different from: galaxy cluster[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]

Why It Matters

star cluster has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). star cluster. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/star-cluster
MLA “star cluster.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/star-cluster.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_star-cluster_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{star cluster}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/star-cluster}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → galaxy
    Instance of → —
    Different from → galaxy cluster
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 1990293
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 12055, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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