elongation

in astronomy, angular separation between the Sun and a planet, with the Earth as a reference point
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elongation

Summary

elongation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • elongation's subclass of is recorded as configuration[2].
  • elongation's subclass of is recorded as angular measure[3].
  • elongation's Commons category is recorded as Elongation (astronomy)[4].
  • elongation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012599[5].
  • elongation's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • elongation's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • elongation's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • elongation's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/elongation-astronomy[9].
  • elongation's ISQ dimension is recorded as 1[10].
  • elongation's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as elongasjon[11].
  • elongation's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 542184[12].
  • elongation's Wolfram Language quantity ID is recorded as AngularElongation[13].
  • elongation's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C33947775[14].

Why It Matters

elongation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[1] elongation has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] elongation is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). elongation. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/elongation
MLA “elongation.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/elongation.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_elongation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{elongation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/elongation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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