gravitational lens

distribution of matter between a distant light source and a observer
Class type of: astronomical object Q185243
gravitational lens
Lensshoe_hubble.jpg: ESA/Hubble & NASA derivative work: Bulwersator · Public Domain · Wikimedia

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6 properties
Instance of
astronomical object type
Defining formula
\theta = \frac{4GM}{rc^2}
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[5]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en gravitational lenses en gravitational lensing en gravitational lens ar عدسة ثقالية ar عدسة الجاذبية ar Gravitational lens ar عدسه الجاذبيه cs Gravitační čočkování cs gravitační čočka da Tyngdelinse da Gravitationslinseeffekt da Gravitationslinseeffekten da Gravitationslinse de Schwerkraftlinse de Schwerkraftlinseneffekt de Gravitationslinseneffekt de Gravitative Lichtablenkung de Gravitationslinse el Βαρυτικός φακός es lente gravitacional
🔖 Identifiers · 37
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh86003129
GND ID
4210687-4
OpenAlex ID
C68498078
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
gravitacinis-lesis
BNCF Thesaurus ID
7573
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12124900g
Dewey Decimal Classification
523.112
Elhuyar ZTH ID
135918
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
40d6GN
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
59610
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/gravitational-lens
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
decouverte-des-images-gravitationnelles
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FAST ID
946879
Freebase ID
/m/0d0wb
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
lent-gravitacional
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0268338, 0190504
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
gravitasjonslinse
IdRef ID
029675812
J9U entity ID
987007551256705171
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
gravitational-lensing
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
68498078
NDL Authority ID
00577410
NL CR AUT ID
ph1086058
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5145759
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning
1246240
PSH ID
524
Quora topic ID
Gravitational-Lensing
Topic's main category
Category:Gravitational lensing
Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID
670
World of Physics ID
GravitationalLensing

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Topic's main category 1
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gravitational lens is an astronomical object type[1]. It is a type of astronomical object[2].

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 40d6GN
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  2. 20w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online → gravitacinis-lesis
    "Created claim: Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online: gravitacinis-lesis"
  3. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → astronomical object type
    Maintained by WikiProject → WikiProject Mathematics
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Topic has template → Template:Gravitational lensing
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007551256705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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