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rings of Saturn

Summary

rings of Saturn is an astronomical object in the Solar System[1]. It draws 4,217 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_in_the_solar_system category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • rings of Saturn is credited with the discovery of Christiaan Huygens[3].
  • rings of Saturn's instance of is recorded as astronomical object in the Solar System[4].
  • rings of Saturn's instance of is recorded as ring system[5].
  • rings of Saturn is a type of planetary ring[6].
  • rings of Saturn's Commons category is recorded as Rings of Saturn[7].
  • rings of Saturn's parent astronomical body is recorded as Saturn[8].
  • rings of Saturn comprises Cassini Division[9].
  • rings of Saturn comprises Phoebe ring[10].
  • rings of Saturn comprises gap in the rings of Saturn[11].
  • rings of Saturn comprises Maxwell Division[12].
  • rings of Saturn comprises Encke Gap[13].
  • rings of Saturn comprises Keeler Division[14].
  • rings of Saturn comprises Separation of Columbus[15].
  • rings of Saturn comprises Roche Division[16].
  • rings of Saturn comprises Guérin Division[17].
  • rings of Saturn comprises Huygens Division[18].
  • rings of Saturn's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1656[19].
  • rings of Saturn's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rings of Saturn[20].
  • rings of Saturn's Commons gallery is recorded as Rings of Saturn[21].
  • rings of Saturn's described by source is recorded as Systema Saturnium[22].
  • rings of Saturn's described by source is recorded as De Saturni Luna Observatio Nova[23].
  • rings of Saturn's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24].
  • rings of Saturn's replaces is recorded as Chrysalis[25].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include astronomical object in the Solar System[4] and ring system[5]. rings of Saturn is a type of planetary ring[6].

Use and Application

Components include Cassini Division[9], a gap in the rings of Saturn[26]; Phoebe ring[10], a planetary ring[27]; gap in the it[11]; Maxwell Division[12], a gap in the it[28]; Encke Gap[13], a gap in the it[29]; and Keeler Division[14], a gap in the it[30].

Why It Matters

rings of Saturn draws 4,217 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_in_the_solar_system category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

Christiaan Huygens

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . A Short History of Astronomy. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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