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asterism

star-shaped concentration of light reflected or refracted from a gemstone
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asterism

Summary

asterism is an optical phenomenon[1]. asterism draws 352 Wikipedia views per month (optical_phenomenon category, ranking #16 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • asterism's instance of is recorded as optical phenomenon[3].
  • asterism is a type of lustre[4].
  • asterism's Commons category is recorded as Asterism (gemmology)[5].
  • asterism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Asterism (gemmology)[6].
  • asterism's Commons gallery is recorded as Asterism (gemmology)[7].
  • asterism's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[8].
  • asterism's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • asterism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • asterism's different from is recorded as asterism[11].

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Definition and Type

asterism's instance of is recorded as optical phenomenon[3]. asterism is a type of lustre[4].

Why It Matters

asterism draws 352 Wikipedia views per month (optical_phenomenon category, ranking #16 of 20).[2] asterism has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] asterism is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → optical phenomenon
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → lustre
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007294954305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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