star

Summary

star is an astronomical object type^[1]. star ranks in the top 5% of astronomical_object_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,260 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• star's image is recorded as The Sun by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory - 20100819.jpg^[3].
• star's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type^[4].
• star's made from material is recorded as plasma^[5].
• star's GND ID is recorded as 4057342-4^[6].
• star's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85127415^[7].
• star's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11936921c^[8].
• star's location is recorded as universe^[9].
• star's subclass of is recorded as astronomical object^[10].
• star's subclass of is recorded as fusor^[11].
• star's subclass of is recorded as light source^[12].
• star's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00566683^[13].
• star's part of is recorded as star system^[14].
• star's Commons category is recorded as Stars^[15].
• star's child astronomical body is recorded as artificial satellite^[16].
• star's child astronomical body is recorded as planet^[17].
• star's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Stern2.ogg^[18].
• star's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D055609^[19].
• star's Unicode character is recorded as ⭐^[20].
• star's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 8582^[21].
• star's has part is recorded as plasma^[22].
• star's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06ngk^[23].
• star's MeSH tree code is recorded as G01.060.075.750^[24].
• star's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph114733^[25].
• star's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stars^[26].
• star's Commons gallery is recorded as Star^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for star include Dallas Stars^[28], an ice hockey team^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1967^[31], headquartered in Dallas^[32]; astronomy^[33], a branch of science^[34]; Homo naledi^[35], a fossil taxon^[36]; Sūrat an-Najm^[37], a surah^[38]; astrophyllite^[39], a mineral species^[40]; Astghik^[41], a water deity^[42]; Noquisi^[43], a star^[44]; and LTT 9779^[45], a high proper-motion star^[46].

Why It Matters

star ranks in the top 5% of astronomical_object_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,260 views/month).^[2] star has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] star is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for star include Dallas Stars^[28], an ice hockey team^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1967^[31], headquartered in Dallas^[32]; astronomy^[33], a branch of science^[34]; Homo naledi^[35], a fossil taxon^[36]; Sūrat an-Najm^[37], a surah^[38]; astrophyllite^[39], a mineral species^[40]; and Astghik^[41], a water deity^[42].