Bok globule

isolated, small, and opaque nebula
Thing astronomical_object_type Q213936
Bok globule
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Bok globule

Summary

Bok globule is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 142 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #119 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bok globule is credited with the discovery of Bart Bok[3].
  • Bok globule's image is recorded as Bok globules in IC2944.jpg[4].
  • Bok globule's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[5].
  • Bart Bok is named after Bok globule[6].
  • Bok globule's subclass of is recorded as dark nebula[7].
  • Bok globule's Commons category is recorded as Bok globules[8].
  • Bok globule's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04_9qf[9].
  • Bok globule's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0010870[10].
  • Bok globule's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Bok-globule[11].
  • Bok globule's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as bok-globules[12].
  • Bok globule's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as globule[13].
  • Bok globule's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 171[14].
  • Bok globule's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 6588989[15].
  • Bok globule's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 09312615-n[16].
  • Bok globule's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 보크 구상체[17].
  • Bok globule's Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID is recorded as globuly-v-astronomii-b53621[18].
  • Bok globule's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as globuls-de-bok[19].

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Works and Contributions

Bok globule is credited with the discovery of Bart Bok[3].

Why It Matters

Bok globule draws 142 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #119 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . GF WordNet. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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