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The project at a glance [ edit ]
As of Q1 2017 the project has reached:
116 Featured articles
14 Featured lists
6 Featured miscellaneous
180 Good Articles
48,638 total articles
3,492 (or 8%) are marked for cleanup
5,096 issues in total.
Article Creations:
Zeta Muscae , Luoxia Hong , Professor Aristóteles Orsini Planetarium , NGC 380 , Charles A. Beichman , Pr0201 b , IC 2 , IC 1 , IC 3 , WR 1 , NGC 5050 , NGC 384 , NGC 385 , NGC 386 , NGC 387 , NGC 388 , NGC 389 , NGC 390 , NGC 5000 , Q Carinae , HR 4102 , C Carinae , Kepler-56c , WR 2 , EXPRES , HR 3159 , HR 4138 , L Carinae , M Carinae , 7675 Gorizia , NGC 5002 , KIC 9832227 , NGC 1869 , Abell 3411 , Abell 3412 , D Velorum , E Velorum , F Velorum , G Velorum , H Velorum , I Velorum , K Velorum , L Velorum , M Velorum , Giant Ukrainian Radio Telescope , List of fast radio bursts , Theta1 Orionis D , WR 3 , Hampstead Scientific Society , Scipione Chiaramonti , Pietro Catena , HR 273 , GOODS-N-774 , James Stephen Rigaud , NGC 391 , NGC 392 , NGC 393 , WR 12 , (38063) 1999 FH , Diffuse supernova neutrino background , Jack Meadows (astronomer) , List of minor planets: 481001–482000 , List of minor planets: 482001–483000 , List of minor planets: 483001–484000 , WR 9 , 2014 YX49 , NGC 1491 , B Cygni , B Cygni , F Cygni , NGC 4861 , Zeta Fornacis , NGC 1846 , Iota2 Fornacis , Mu Fornacis , Pi Fornacis , U Herculis , St. Thomas Observatory , Extraplanar gas , A Hydrae , Goldreich-Kylafis effect , Jules Carbotte , HD 39901 , Christine Wilson (scientist) , Norbert Bartel , HD 36780 , Mu Librae , P Leonis , V763 Centauri , Dipole repeller .
Artist's impression of the Epsilon Eridani system. The image was used for the featured articles description blurb .
Featured Content: On February 14th, Epsilon Eridani was the featured article on the English Wikipedia. (See blurb ).
On February 21st, a DYK for RCW 36 was on the main page for the English Wikipedia. It read "... that more than 300 young stars in RCW 36 have been detected by the Chandra X-ray Observatory?"
On February 22nd, NASA discovered four additional exoplanets within the TRAPPIST-1 system increasing the number of exoplanets within the system to 7. The newly discovered exoplanets are: TRAPPIST-1e , 1f , 1g , 1h . Some of these planets may possibly be habitable .
Notable Exoplanets – TRAPPIST-1
The TRAPPIST-1 planetary system is located within the red circle in the
constellation Aquarius (the Water Carrier).
The TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, based on data about diameters, masses, and distances from the host star (artist's impression)
The TRAPPIST-1 planetary system compared with similar solar system bodies for scale
Articles created in February 2017 include:
Eta Coronae Australis , Iota Fornacis , Delta Gruis , Sigma Gruis , 2017 AG13 , NGC 394 , NGC 395 , Farim (crater) ,
Featured Content: On March 12th, Eta Carinae was the featured article on the English Wikipedia. (See blurb ).