sunspot

temporary phenomena on the photosphere of the Sun that appear visibly as dark spots compared to surrounding region
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sunspot

Summary

sunspot is a physical phenomenon[1]. sunspot draws 2,471 Wikipedia views per month (physical_phenomenon category, ranking #17 of 138).[2]

Key Facts

  • sunspot's instance of is recorded as physical phenomenon[3].
  • sunspot is a type of starspot[4].
  • sunspot is part of solar phenomena[5].
  • sunspot's Commons category is recorded as Sunspots[6].
  • sunspot's said to be the same as is recorded as sunspot[7].
  • sunspot's archives at is recorded as ETH Zurich University Archives[8].
  • sunspot's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[9].

Body

Definition and Type

sunspot's instance of is recorded as physical phenomenon[3]. sunspot is a type of starspot[4].

Use and Application

sunspot is part of solar phenomena[5].

Influence

Things named for sunspot include sunspots[10], an economic theory[11] and Sunspot[12], an unincorporated community[13], in United States[14].

Why It Matters

sunspot draws 2,471 Wikipedia views per month (physical_phenomenon category, ranking #17 of 138).[2] sunspot has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] sunspot is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for sunspot include sunspots[10], an economic theory[11] and Sunspot[12], an unincorporated community[13], in United States[14].

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] . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Retrieved . vls.hsa.ethz.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [14] . 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. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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