Columba

Summary

Columba is a constellation^[1]. Columba draws 136 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #58 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Columba is credited with the discovery of Petrus Plancius^[3].
• Columba's image is recorded as Constellation Columba.jpg^[4].
• Columba's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].
• Columba's shares border with is recorded as Lepus^[6].
• Columba's shares border with is recorded as Caelum^[7].
• Columba's shares border with is recorded as Pictor^[8].
• Columba's shares border with is recorded as Puppis^[9].
• Columba's shares border with is recorded as Canis Major^[10].
• pigeon is named after Columba^[11].
• Genesis flood narrative is named after Columba^[12].
• Columba's locator map image is recorded as Columba constellation map.svg^[13].
• Columba's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[14].
• Columba's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Columba symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[15].
• Columba's Commons category is recorded as Columba (constellation)^[16].
• Columba's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01f1bm^[17].
• Columba's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Columba (constellation)^[18].
• Columba's Commons gallery is recorded as Columba (constellation)^[19].
• Columba's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Columba's described by source is recorded as A field book of the stars^[21].
• Columba's described by source is recorded as Star Lore of All Ages^[22].
• Columba's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Columba-constellation^[23].
• Columba's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Columba^[24].
• Columba's topic has template is recorded as Q10729031^[25].
• Columba's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Columba'}^[26].
• Columba's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Col'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Columba's part of is recorded as Southern Celestial Hemisphere^[14].

Physical Characteristics

Columba's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+270'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Columba's instance of is recorded as constellation^[5].

History and Context

Things named after include pigeon^[11], an organisms known by a particular common name^[29] and Genesis flood narrative^[12], a deluge myth^[30].

Why It Matters

Columba draws 136 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #58 of 85).^[2] Columba has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Columba is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]