Milky Way

Summary

Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of barred_spiral_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,317 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Milky Way's instance of is recorded as barred spiral galaxy^[3].
• Milky Way's instance of is recorded as celestial body^[4].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Pisces^[5].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Sagittarius^[6].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Auriga^[7].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Cassiopeia^[8].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Crux^[9].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Corona Borealis^[10].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Hercules^[11].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Scorpius^[12].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Lyra^[13].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Draco^[14].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Serpens^[15].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Aquila^[16].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Sagitta^[17].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Ursa Minor^[18].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Ursa Major^[19].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Libra^[20].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Taurus^[21].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Gemini^[22].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Cancer^[23].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Leo^[24].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Virgo^[25].
• Milky Way's constellation is recorded as Capricornus^[26].
• milk is named after Milky Way^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include barred spiral galaxy^[3] and celestial body^[4].

Origins

Things named after include milk^[27], a class of anatomical entity^[28]; winter^[29], a recurring event^[30]; street^[31]; road^[32]; Way of Saint James^[33], a trail system^[34], in Spain^[35]; and sheep^[36], an organisms known by a particular common name^[37].

Use and Application

Part of include Milky Way subgroup^[38], a galaxy cluster^[39] and Local Group^[40], a galaxy cluster^[41].

Influence

Things named for Milky Way include galaxy^[42], an astronomical object type^[43]; Wuhan Tianhe International Airport^[44], an international airport^[45], in People's Republic of China^[46], founded in 1995^[47]; Wintergatan^[48], a musical group^[49], in Sweden^[50], founded in 2013^[51]; Tianhe-2^[52], a computer model^[53], in People's Republic of China^[54], founded in 2013^[55]; Unhasu Orchestra^[56], an orchestra^[57], in North Korea^[58], founded in 2009^[59]; Bima Sakti^[60], an association football player^[61], b. 1976^[62], of Indonesia^[63]; Milkmaid of the it^[64], a video game^[65]; and it^[66], a col^[67].

Why It Matters

Milky Way ranks in the top 6% of barred_spiral_galaxy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,317 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[68] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[69]

Entities named for it include galaxy^[42], an astronomical object type^[43]; Wuhan Tianhe International Airport^[44], an international airport^[45], in People's Republic of China^[46], founded in 1995^[47]; Wintergatan^[48], a musical group^[49], in Sweden^[50], founded in 2013^[51]; Tianhe-2^[52], a computer model^[53], in People's Republic of China^[54], founded in 2013^[55]; Unhasu Orchestra^[56], an orchestra^[57], in North Korea^[58], founded in 2009^[59]; and Bima Sakti^[60], an association football player^[61], b. 1976^[62], of Indonesia^[63].