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giant star

type of star with a radius 10-100 times, and luminosity 10-1000x that of the Sun
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giant star

Summary

giant star is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 700 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #101 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • giant star's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • giant star is a type of star[4].
  • giant star's Commons category is recorded as Giant stars[5].
  • giant star's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Giant stars[6].
  • giant star's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[7].

Body

Definition and Type

giant star's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. It is a type of star[4].

Why It Matters

giant star draws 700 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #101 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Giant stars
    Subclass of → star
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007535067805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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