Usage

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Just add:

{{infobox astronomical event}}

to the top of an article, and data will be automatically included from Wikidata where they are available. These values can be overridden by passing values to the relevant parameters in the article. The full list of parameters is:

{{Infobox astronomical event
|name            = 
|image           = 
|image_scale     = <!-- e.g. 1.5 -->
|caption         = 
|alt             = 
|names           = 
|event_type      = 
|class           = 
|start_time      = 
|duration        = 
|detected_by     = 
|constellation   = 
|ra              = 
|dec             = 
|epoch           = 
|gal             = 
|distance        = 
|redshift        = 
|source          = 
|remnant         = 
|host            = 
|progenitor      = 
|progenitor_type = 
|b-v             = 
|notes           = 
|peak            = 
|energy          = 
|website         = 
|predecessor     = 
|successor       = 
|commons         = 
|embedded        = 
|onlysourced     = 
}}
Parameter Default Description
name Wikidata label (en)
(Or Page name)
Name of the event
image image (P18) Illustration
caption media legend (P2096) Picture caption (if necessary).
name catalog code (P528) Other designations
event_type instance of (P31) Event type
class spectral class (P215) Spectral class
start_time time of discovery or invention (P575) Start time
duration duration (P2047) Duration
detected_by site of astronomical discovery (P65) Instrument name
constellation constellation (P59) Constellation
ra RA
dec Dec
epoch Epoch
gal Galactic coordinates
redshift redshift (P1090) Redshift
distance distance from Earth (P2583) Distance
source Source
remnant Remnant
host Host
progenitor Progenitor
progenitor_type Progenitor type
b-v B-V colour
notes Notable features
peak Peak apparent magnitude
energy Total energy output
website official website (P856) The URL of the telescope's website. use {{URL}}
predecessor follows (P155) Preceded by
successor followed by (P156) Succeeded by
commons Commons category (P373) The appropriate page or category name at Wikimedia Commons
embedded Provide an embedded infobox into this one
onlysourced yes Only use Wikidata with a source other than Wikipedia

Tracking categories

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