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Oort constants

empirically derived parameters A and B that characterize the differential rotational properties of our galaxy at the position of our Sun
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Oort constants

Summary

Oort constants ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Jan Hendrik Oort is named after Oort constants[2].
  • Oort constants's subclass of is recorded as physical constant[3].
  • Oort constants's Commons category is recorded as Oort constants[4].
  • Oort constants's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0265s8t[5].
  • Oort constants's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Oorts-constant[6].
  • Oort constants's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 1159[7].
  • Oort constants's schematic is recorded as Oortmeasure.jpg[8].
  • Oort constants's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 25076422[9].

Why It Matters

Oort constants ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Jan Hendrik Oort

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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