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brightest cluster galaxy

Summary

brightest cluster galaxy is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #172 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • brightest cluster galaxy's image is recorded as Abell S740.jpg[3].
  • brightest cluster galaxy's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[4].
  • brightest cluster galaxy's subclass of is recorded as galaxy[5].
  • brightest cluster galaxy's part of is recorded as galaxy cluster[6].
  • brightest cluster galaxy's Commons category is recorded as Brightest cluster galaxies[7].
  • brightest cluster galaxy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b1j0d[8].
  • brightest cluster galaxy's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BCG'}[9].
  • brightest cluster galaxy's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 181[10].
  • brightest cluster galaxy's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 152268414[11].
  • brightest cluster galaxy's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C152268414[12].

Why It Matters

brightest cluster galaxy draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #172 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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

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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). brightest cluster galaxy. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/brightest-cluster-galaxy
MLA “brightest cluster galaxy.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/brightest-cluster-galaxy.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_brightest-cluster-galaxy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{brightest cluster galaxy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/brightest-cluster-galaxy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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