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carbon star

star whose atmosphere contains more carbon than oxygen
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carbon star

Summary

carbon star is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 2,156 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #112 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • carbon star's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • carbon star is a type of star[4].
  • carbon star's Commons category is recorded as C stars[5].
  • carbon star's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carbon stars[6].
  • carbon star's has list is recorded as list of carbon stars[7].
  • carbon star's P14541 is recorded as 2KDMt9[8].

Body

Definition and Type

carbon star's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. It is a type of star[4].

Why It Matters

carbon star draws 2,156 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #112 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'bs', 'ca', 'cs', 'cv', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
    Gnd id → 4481616-9
    Sitelink count → 38
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Carbon stars
    Has list → list of carbon stars
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → astronomical object type
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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