Delphinus

constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
Place constellation Q9302
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Delphinus

Summary

Delphinus is a constellation[1]. Delphinus draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #48 of 85).[2]

Key Facts

  • Delphinus's image is recorded as DelphinusCC.jpg[3].
  • Delphinus's instance of is recorded as constellation[4].
  • Delphinus's shares border with is recorded as Vulpecula[5].
  • Delphinus's shares border with is recorded as Sagitta[6].
  • Delphinus's shares border with is recorded as Aquila[7].
  • Delphinus's shares border with is recorded as Equuleus[8].
  • Delphinus's shares border with is recorded as Pegasus[9].
  • Delphinus's shares border with is recorded as Aquarius[10].
  • dolphin is named after Delphinus[11].
  • Delphinus's locator map image is recorded as Delphinus constellation map.svg[12].
  • Delphinus's part of is recorded as Northern celestial hemisphere[13].
  • Delphinus's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Delphinus symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg[14].
  • Delphinus's Commons category is recorded as Delphinus (constellation)[15].
  • Delphinus's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 75202[16].
  • Delphinus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02c3w[17].
  • Delphinus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Delphinus[18].
  • Delphinus's Commons gallery is recorded as Delphinus (constellation)[19].
  • Delphinus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0022611[20].
  • Delphinus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[21].
  • Delphinus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Delphinus's described by source is recorded as Delphinus[23].
  • Delphinus's described by source is recorded as Star Lore of All Ages[24].
  • Delphinus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25].
  • Delphinus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26].
  • Delphinus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Delphinus-constellation[27].

Body

Geography

Delphinus's part of is recorded as Northern celestial hemisphere[13].

Physical Characteristics

Delphinus's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+189'}[28].

Designation and Status

Delphinus's instance of is recorded as constellation[4].

History and Context

dolphin is named after Delphinus[11].

Why It Matters

Delphinus draws 160 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #48 of 85).[2] Delphinus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Delphinus is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . iau.org. Retrieved . iau.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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