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Hertzsprung–Russell diagram

scatter plot of stars showing the relationship between the stars' absolute magnitudes (luminosities or brightness) versus their effective temperatures (stellar classifications or colour)
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Summary

Hertzsprung–Russell diagram is a scatter plot[1]. It draws 4,479 Wikipedia views per month (scatter plot category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Ejnar Hertzsprung[3], Henry Norris Russell[4]
  • Subclass of: diagram[5]
  • Commons category: Hertzsprung–Russell diagram[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Hertzsprung–Russell classifications[7]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[8]
  • Topic has template: Template:Star nav[9]
  • Different from: galaxy color–magnitude diagram[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11]
  • P14541: 3qCkS8[12]

Why It Matters

Hertzsprung–Russell diagram has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Ejnar Hertzsprung Henry Norris Russell

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.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . zgbk.com. zgbk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el',
    Gnd id → 4159654-7
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 11w ago · CommonsDelinker · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → HR-diag-no-text-2.svg, Diagram Hertzsprung–Russell Cymraeg.jpg, H-R diagram.svg +29
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Mng'aro na joto.png, Removing [[:c:File:Mng'aro_na_joto.png|Mng'aro_na_joto.png]], it has been deleted from Commons by [[:c:User:Infrogmation|Infrogmat"
  3. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Hertzsprung–Russell classifications
    Instance of → scatter plot
    Subclass of → —
    Named after → Ejnar Hertzsprung, Henry Norris Russell
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37444|batch #37444]]: Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) (P14541) 2"
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