Faint Object Spectrograph

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Faint Object Spectrograph

Summary

Faint Object Spectrograph is a space instrument[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (space_instrument category, ranking #21 of 76).[2]

Key Facts

  • Faint Object Spectrograph's image is recorded as Astronaut Steven L. Smith removes the Faint Object Spectrograph from Hubble (S82-E-5317) (cropped).jpg[3].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's instance of is recorded as space instrument[4].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's instance of is recorded as spectrograph[5].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's instance of is recorded as exhibit[6].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[7].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's manufacturer is recorded as Martin Marietta[8].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's collection is recorded as National Air and Space Museum[9].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's Commons category is recorded as Faint Object Spectrograph[10].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ll_k[12].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's described at URL is recorded as https://www.stsci.edu/hst/instrumentation/legacy#FOS[13].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's described at URL is recorded as https://esahubble.org/about/general/instruments/fos/[14].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's replaced by is recorded as Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph[15].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+100.3'}[16].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+222.9'}[17].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+90.2'}[18].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+499.9'}[19].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's schematic is recorded as Faint Object Spectrograph cutaway illustration (MSFC-8113714).jpg[20].
  • Faint Object Spectrograph's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2781341254[21].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Faint Object Spectrograph's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+100.3'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include space instrument[4], spectrograph[5], and exhibit[6].

Why It Matters

Faint Object Spectrograph draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (space_instrument category, ranking #21 of 76).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . airandspace.si.edu. airandspace.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . airandspace.si.edu. airandspace.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . airandspace.si.edu. airandspace.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . airandspace.si.edu. airandspace.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . airandspace.si.edu. airandspace.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . airandspace.si.edu. airandspace.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . airandspace.si.edu. airandspace.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_faint-object-spectrograph_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Faint Object Spectrograph}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/faint-object-spectrograph}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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