Lupus

constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
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Lupus

Summary

Lupus is a constellation[1]. Lupus draws 454 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #39 of 85).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lupus's instance of is recorded as constellation[3].
  • Lupus's shares border with is recorded as Norma[4].
  • Lupus's shares border with is recorded as Scorpius[5].
  • Lupus's shares border with is recorded as Circinus[6].
  • Lupus's shares border with is recorded as Centaurus[7].
  • Lupus's shares border with is recorded as Libra[8].
  • Lupus's shares border with is recorded as Hydra[9].
  • Canis lupus is named after Lupus[10].
  • Uridimmu is named after Lupus[11].
  • Lupus is part of Southern Celestial Hemisphere[12].
  • Lupus's Commons category is recorded as Lupus (constellation)[13].
  • Lupus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lupus (constellation)[14].
  • Lupus's Commons gallery is recorded as Lupus[15].
  • Lupus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Lupus[16].
  • Lupus's topic has template is recorded as Q10729144[17].
  • Lupus's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Lupus'}[18].
  • Lupus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Lup'}[19].
  • Lupus covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+334'}[20].
  • Lupus's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].

Body

Geography

Lupus is part of Southern Celestial Hemisphere[12].

Physical Characteristics

Lupus covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+334'}[20].

Designation and Status

Lupus's instance of is recorded as constellation[3].

History and Context

Things named after include Canis lupus[10], a taxon[22] and Uridimmu[11].

Why It Matters

Lupus draws 454 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #39 of 85).[2] Lupus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Lupus is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . iau.org. Retrieved . iau.org. Provenance: 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.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . iau.org. iau.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . 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. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Canis lupus, Uridimmu
    Part of Southern Celestial Hemisphere
    Topic's main category Category:Lupus (constellation)
    Instance of constellation
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538665405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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