Wow! signal

Summary

Wow! signal is a signal^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of signal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,994 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wow! signal's image is recorded as Wow signal.jpg^[3].
• Wow! signal's instance of is recorded as signal^[4].
• Wow! signal's instance of is recorded as astronomical phenomenon^[5].
• Wow! signal's audio is recorded as WOW Signal.ogg^[6].
• Wow! signal's locator map image is recorded as Wow! signal source.svg^[7].
• Wow! signal's location is recorded as Ohio State University Radio Observatory^[8].
• Wow! signal's Commons category is recorded as Wow! signal^[9].
• Wow! signal's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1977-08-15T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Wow! signal's point in time is recorded as +1977-08-15T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Wow! signal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04hn5n^[12].
• Wow! signal's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Wow-signal^[13].
• Wow! signal's different from is recorded as Oh-My-God particle^[14].
• Wow! signal's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+72'}^[15].
• Wow! signal's Quora topic ID is recorded as Wow-Signal^[16].
• Wow! signal's schematic is recorded as Wow signal profile.svg^[17].
• Wow! signal's IMDb keyword is recorded as wow-signal^[18].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include signal^[4] and astronomical phenomenon^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Wow! signal include The Wow! Signal^[19], an album^[20].

Why It Matters

Wow! signal ranks in the top 4% of signal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,994 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for it include The Wow! Signal^[19], an album^[20].