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Lyman-alpha blob

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Lyman-alpha blob

Summary

Lyman-alpha blob is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 381 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #73 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lyman-alpha blob's video is recorded as Animation of a Lyman-alpha blob.ogv[3].
  • Lyman-alpha blob's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[4].
  • Lyman-alpha blob's subclass of is recorded as Lyman-alpha emitter[5].
  • Lyman-alpha blob's Commons category is recorded as Lyman-alpha blob[6].
  • Lyman-alpha blob's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ftngg[7].
  • Lyman-alpha blob's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lyman-alpha blobs[8].
  • Lyman-alpha blob's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780599928[9].

Why It Matters

Lyman-alpha blob draws 381 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #73 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Lyman-alpha blob. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lyman-alpha-blob
MLA “Lyman-alpha blob.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lyman-alpha-blob.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lyman-alpha-blob_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Lyman-alpha blob}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lyman-alpha-blob}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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