Einstein Cross

image of a quasar
Thing quasar Q922419
Einstein Cross
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Einstein Cross

Summary

Einstein Cross is a quasar[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of quasar entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (287 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Einstein Cross's image is recorded as Einstein cross.jpg[3].
  • Einstein Cross's instance of is recorded as quasar[4].
  • Einstein Cross's constellation is recorded as Pegasus[5].
  • Albert Einstein is named after Einstein Cross[6].
  • Einstein Cross's Commons category is recorded as Einstein Cross[7].
  • Einstein Cross's catalog code is recorded as QSO J2240+0321[8].
  • Einstein Cross's catalog code is recorded as QSO B2237+0305[9].
  • Einstein Cross's catalog code is recorded as PGC 69457[10].
  • Einstein Cross's catalog code is recorded as QSO B2237+030[11].
  • Einstein Cross's catalog code is recorded as 2MASX J22403023+0321306[12].
  • Einstein Cross's catalog code is recorded as [VV96] J224030.3+032130[13].
  • Einstein Cross's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05d_13[14].
  • Einstein Cross's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+1.695'}[15].
  • Einstein Cross's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.214'}[16].
  • Einstein Cross's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.646'}[17].
  • Einstein Cross's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.200'}[18].
  • Einstein Cross's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.2'}[19].
  • Einstein Cross's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+16.78'}[20].
  • Einstein Cross's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+227230'}[21].
  • Einstein Cross's SIMBAD ID is recorded as QSO J2240+0321[22].
  • Einstein Cross's Principal Galaxies Catalogue ID is recorded as 69457[23].
  • Einstein Cross's World of Physics ID is recorded as EinsteinCross[24].
  • Einstein Cross's Larousse ID is recorded as images/La_croix_d_Einstein/1314165[25].
  • Einstein Cross's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+340.1259750'}[26].
  • Einstein Cross's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.3585083'}[27].

Why It Matters

Einstein Cross ranks in the top 8% of quasar entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (287 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . A Study of Quasar Absorption-Line Systems With IRAS. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . A catalogue of absorption-line systems in QSO spectra. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). 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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