Theia

planet that is hypothesized to have impacted Earth and created the Moon
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Theia

Summary

Theia is a hypothetical astronomical object[1]. Theia ranks in the top 8% of hypothetical_astronomical_object entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,060 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Theia's instance of is recorded as hypothetical astronomical object[3].
  • Theia's instance of is recorded as protoplanet[4].
  • Theia is named after Theia[5].
  • Theia's Commons category is recorded as Big Splash[6].
  • Theia's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[7].
  • Theia began on -4568000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Theia ended on -4520000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Theia's has effect is recorded as origin of the Moon[10].
  • Theia's different from is recorded as Theia[11].
  • Theia's different from is recorded as Orpheus[12].
  • Theia's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+600000000000000000000000'}[13].
  • Theia's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+1'}[14].
  • Theia's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6000'}[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include hypothetical astronomical object[3] and protoplanet[4].

Origins

Theia is named after Theia[5].

Why It Matters

Theia ranks in the top 8% of hypothetical_astronomical_object entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,060 views/month).[2] Theia has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Theia is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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.
  11. [13] ↑ . Origin of the Moon in a giant impact near the end of the Earth's formation. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Theia. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/theia
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Edit History

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. 1d ago · Chaddy · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image license → —
    Thumb url → —
    Image license type → —
    Image → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Artist's concept of collision at HD 172555.jpg"
  2. 2d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → -4568000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Different from → Theia, Orpheus
    Has effect → origin of the Moon
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+600000000000000000000000'}
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ remove badge [[Q70894304]] from itwiki sitelink; sitelink points to a non-redirect page #msynbotTask10"
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