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halo

Summary

halo ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,290 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • halo is a type of atmospheric optical phenomenon[2].
  • halo is a type of photometeor[3].
  • halo's Commons category is recorded as Halo phenomena[4].
  • halo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Halo phenomena[5].
  • halo's Commons gallery is recorded as Halo[6].
  • halo's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • halo's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • halo's different from is recorded as Halo[9].
  • halo's different from is recorded as glory[10].
  • halo's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include atmospheric optical phenomenon[2] and photometeor[3].

Why It Matters

halo ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,290 views/month).[1] halo has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] halo is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). halo. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/halo
MLA “halo.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/halo.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_halo_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{halo}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/halo}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Topic's main category → Category:Halo phenomena
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 17583, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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