Chelyabinsk meteor

near-Earth asteroid that fell over Russia in 2013
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Chelyabinsk meteor

Summary

Chelyabinsk meteor is a near-Earth asteroid[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of near_earth_asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,547 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chelyabinsk meteor is in the country of Russia[3].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's instance of is recorded as near-Earth asteroid[4].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's instance of is recorded as meteor[5].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Chelyabinsk Oblast[6].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kurgan Oblast[7].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Orenburg Oblast[8].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Bashkortostan[9].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Sverdlovsk Oblast[10].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Tyumen Oblast[11].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Aktobe Region[12].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kostanay Region[13].
  • Chelyabinsk is named after Chelyabinsk meteor[14].
  • The location of Chelyabinsk meteor was Russia[15].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's Commons category is recorded as 2013 Russian meteor event[16].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 15, 2013[17].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor began on February 15, 2013[18].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor ended on February 15, 2013[19].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor occurred on February 15, 2013[20].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.15472222222222, 'lon': 61.38027777777778}[21].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor resulted in {'amount': '+0'} deaths[22].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor caused {'amount': '+1491'} injuries[23].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor caused {'amount': '+1613'} injuries[24].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's has effect is recorded as Chelyabinsk meteorite[25].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+326.41'}[26].
  • Chelyabinsk meteor's damaged is recorded as structural failure[27].

Body

Geography

Chelyabinsk meteor is in the country of Russia[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include near-Earth asteroid[4] and meteor[5].

History and Context

Chelyabinsk is named after Chelyabinsk meteor[14].

Why It Matters

Chelyabinsk meteor ranks in the top 3% of near_earth_asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,547 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . top.rbc.ru. top.rbc.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . ria.ru. ria.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/celjabinsky-meteorit/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User tal"
  2. 22d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has effect Chelyabinsk meteorite
    Aliases
    Damaged structural failure
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/celjabinsky-meteorit/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
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