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blazar

very compact quasi-stellar radio source
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blazar
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blazar

Summary

blazar is an astronomical object type[1]. blazar draws 1,253 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #76 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • blazar's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • blazar is a type of quasar[4].
  • blazar's Commons category is recorded as Blazars[5].
  • blazar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blazars[6].
  • blazar's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[7].

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Definition and Type

blazar's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. blazar is a type of quasar[4].

Why It Matters

blazar draws 1,253 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #76 of 289).[2] blazar has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] blazar is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Local thumb → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Blazars
    Subclass of → quasar
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||hi, kk */ import labels from sitelinks"
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