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centaur

small Solar System body orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune
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Summary

centaur is an astronomical object type[1]. centaur draws 2,022 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical object type category, ranking #79 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: centaur[3]
  • Subclass of: cis-Neptunian object[4]
  • Commons category: Centaurs (minor planets)[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Centaurs (small Solar System bodies)[6]
  • Different from: centaur[7]

Why It Matters

centaur has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] centaur is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). centaur. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/centaur-q10734
MLA “centaur.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/centaur-q10734.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_centaur-q10734_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{centaur}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/centaur-q10734}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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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. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → centaur
    Topic's main category → Category:Centaurs (small Solar System bodies)
    Instance of → astronomical object type
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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