X-ray binary

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X-ray binary

Summary

X-ray binary is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 103 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #122 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • X-ray binary's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • X-ray binary's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh94002242[4].
  • X-ray binary's subclass of is recorded as binary star[5].
  • X-ray binary's subclass of is recorded as astrophysical X-ray source[6].
  • X-ray binary's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01b6m5[7].
  • X-ray binary's topic's main category is recorded as Category:X-ray binaries[8].
  • X-ray binary's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/X-ray-binary-system[9].
  • X-ray binary's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox X-ray binary[10].
  • X-ray binary's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01189074n[11].
  • X-ray binary's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 1811[12].
  • X-ray binary's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 137179401[13].
  • X-ray binary's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007532463205171[14].
  • X-ray binary's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C137179401[15].
  • X-ray binary's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/d9ae0e4b-9d34-4c86-8367-0b96847319ff[16].

Why It Matters

X-ray binary draws 103 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #122 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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