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gravitational lens

distribution of matter between a distant light source and a observer
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gravitational lens
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gravitational lens

Summary

gravitational lens is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 1,080 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #46 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • gravitational lens's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • gravitational lens is a type of astronomical object[4].
  • gravitational lens's Commons category is recorded as Gravitational lensing[5].
  • gravitational lens's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gravitational lensing[6].
  • gravitational lens's topic has template is recorded as Template:Gravitational lensing[7].
  • gravitational lens's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[8].
  • gravitational lens's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[9].

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Definition and Type

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

Why It Matters

gravitational lens draws 1,080 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #46 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d 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
    Instance of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551256705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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