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galactic plane

plane on which the majority of a disk-shaped galaxy's mass lies
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galactic plane

Summary

galactic plane ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • galactic plane's image is recorded as NGC891HunterWilson.jpg[2].
  • galactic plane's image is recorded as NGC 4452.jpg[3].
  • galactic plane's subclass of is recorded as plane in physical space[4].
  • galactic plane's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v884s[5].
  • galactic plane's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/galactic-equator[6].
  • galactic plane's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 183582522[7].
  • galactic plane's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C183582522[8].

Why It Matters

galactic plane ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). galactic plane. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/galactic-plane
MLA “galactic plane.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/galactic-plane.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_galactic-plane_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{galactic plane}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/galactic-plane}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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