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hypervelocity star

star with a velocity substantially different from what is expected for the normal distribution of stars in the galaxy
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hypervelocity star

Summary

hypervelocity star is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #188 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • hypervelocity star's image is recorded as ESA Gaia Sprinting Stars 3k.jpg[3].
  • hypervelocity star's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[4].
  • hypervelocity star's subclass of is recorded as star[5].
  • hypervelocity star's subclass of is recorded as high proper-motion star[6].
  • hypervelocity star's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 77391[7].
  • hypervelocity star's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hypervelocity stars[8].
  • hypervelocity star's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/high-velocity-star[9].
  • hypervelocity star's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'HVS'}[10].
  • hypervelocity star's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121c9qpf[11].
  • hypervelocity star's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 776[12].

Why It Matters

hypervelocity star draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #188 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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] ↑ . 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). hypervelocity star. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hypervelocity-star
MLA “hypervelocity star.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hypervelocity-star.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hypervelocity-star_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hypervelocity star}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hypervelocity-star}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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