Hertzsprung–Russell diagram

Summary

Hertzsprung–Russell diagram is a scatter plot^[1]. It draws 1,662 Wikipedia views per month (scatter_plot category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hertzsprung–Russell diagram's instance of is recorded as scatter plot^[3].
• Ejnar Hertzsprung is named after Hertzsprung–Russell diagram^[4].
• Henry Norris Russell is named after Hertzsprung–Russell diagram^[5].
• Hertzsprung–Russell diagram is a type of diagram^[6].
• Hertzsprung–Russell diagram's Commons category is recorded as Hertzsprung–Russell diagram^[7].
• Hertzsprung–Russell diagram's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hertzsprung–Russell classifications^[8].
• Hertzsprung–Russell diagram's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6^[9].
• Hertzsprung–Russell diagram's topic has template is recorded as Template:Star nav^[10].
• Hertzsprung–Russell diagram's different from is recorded as galaxy color–magnitude diagram^[11].
• Hertzsprung–Russell diagram's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[12].

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Definition and Type

Hertzsprung–Russell diagram's instance of is recorded as scatter plot^[3]. It is a type of diagram^[6].

Origins

Things named after include Ejnar Hertzsprung^[4], an astronomer^[13], 1873–1967^[14], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[15], awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[16], specialised in astronomy^[17] and Henry Norris Russell^[5], an astronomer^[18], 1877–1957^[19], of United States^[20], awarded the Henry Draper Medal^[21], specialised in astrophysics^[22].

Why It Matters

Hertzsprung–Russell diagram draws 1,662 Wikipedia views per month (scatter_plot category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]