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radio galaxy

type of active galaxy that is very luminous at radio wavelengths
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Summary

radio galaxy is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 1,175 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical object type category, ranking #84 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: active galactic nucleus[3], astronomical radio source[4], galaxy[5]
  • Commons category: Radio galaxies[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Radio galaxies[7]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[9]

Why It Matters

radio galaxy has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 32 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] ↑ . 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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_radio-galaxy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{radio galaxy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/radio-galaxy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16w ago · Huntster · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → active galactic nucleus, astronomical radio source, galaxy
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → active galactic nucleus, astronomical radio source, galaxy
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → astronomical object type
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007537226905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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