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radio galaxy

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

Summary

radio galaxy is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 577 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #84 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • radio galaxy's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • radio galaxy is a type of active galactic nucleus[4].
  • radio galaxy is a type of astronomical radio source[5].
  • radio galaxy is a type of galaxy[6].
  • radio galaxy's Commons category is recorded as Radio galaxies[7].
  • radio galaxy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Radio galaxies[8].
  • radio galaxy's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[9].
  • radio galaxy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10].

Body

Definition and Type

radio galaxy's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. Recorded subclass of include active galactic nucleus[4], astronomical radio source[5], and galaxy[6].

Why It Matters

radio galaxy draws 577 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #84 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . 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: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 16h 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 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007537226905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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