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Smith's Cloud

Summary

Smith's Cloud is a high-velocity cloud[1]. It draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (high_velocity_cloud category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Smith's Cloud's image is recorded as Smith's Cloud - 2008 - Bill Saxton, NRAO, AUI, NSF.jpg[3].
  • Smith's Cloud's instance of is recorded as high-velocity cloud[4].
  • Smith's Cloud's constellation is recorded as Aquila[5].
  • Smith's Cloud's made from material is recorded as hydrogen[6].
  • Smith's Cloud's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1963-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Smith's Cloud's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hkpqx[8].
  • Smith's Cloud's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180892', 'amount': '+1000000'}[9].
  • Smith's Cloud's BabelNet ID is recorded as 00734459n[10].
  • Smith's Cloud's SIMBAD ID is recorded as NAME Gal Center Positive[11].
  • Smith's Cloud's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+312.794'}[12].
  • Smith's Cloud's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+1.68'}[13].
  • Smith's Cloud's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[14].

Why It Matters

Smith's Cloud draws 40 Wikipedia views per month (high_velocity_cloud category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Global properties of the HI high velocity sky. A statistical investigation based on the LAB survey. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Global properties of the HI high velocity sky. A statistical investigation based on the LAB survey. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Global properties of the HI high velocity sky. A statistical investigation based on the LAB survey. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Smith's Cloud. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/smith-s-cloud
MLA “Smith's Cloud.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/smith-s-cloud.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_smith-s-cloud_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Smith's Cloud}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/smith-s-cloud}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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