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circumstellar disk

torus, pancake or ring-shaped accumulation of matter in orbit around a star
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circumstellar disk

Summary

circumstellar disk is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 230 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #115 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • circumstellar disk's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • circumstellar disk is a type of belt[4].
  • circumstellar disk's Commons category is recorded as Circumstellar disks[5].
  • circumstellar disk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Circumstellar disks[6].
  • circumstellar disk's topic has template is recorded as Template:Circumstellar disk[7].
  • circumstellar disk's has effect is recorded as planetesimal[8].
  • circumstellar disk's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9].

Body

Definition and Type

circumstellar disk's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. It is a type of belt[4].

Why It Matters

circumstellar disk draws 230 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #115 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Peter F. Patel-Schneider · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → belt
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q237604]]"
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