Herbig–Haro object

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Herbig–Haro object

Summary

Herbig–Haro object is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 300 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #96 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • Herbig–Haro object's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • George Herbig is named after Herbig–Haro object[4].
  • Guillermo Haro is named after Herbig–Haro object[5].
  • Herbig–Haro object is a type of emission nebula[6].
  • Herbig–Haro object is part of galaxy[7].
  • Herbig–Haro object's Commons category is recorded as Herbig–Haro objects[8].
  • Herbig–Haro object's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Herbig–Haro objects[9].
  • Herbig–Haro object's different from is recorded as Herbig Ae/Be star[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Herbig–Haro object's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. It is a type of emission nebula[6].

Origins

Things named after include George Herbig[4], an astronomer[11], 1920–2013[12], of United States[13], awarded the Petrie Prize Lecture[14], specialised in star formation[15] and Guillermo Haro[5], an astronomer[16], 1913–1988[17], of Mexico[18], awarded the National Prize for Arts and Sciences[19], specialised in astronomy[20].

Use and Application

Herbig–Haro object is part of galaxy[7].

Why It Matters

Herbig–Haro object draws 300 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #96 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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