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Hoag's Object, an Uncommon card
Hoag's Object is an unusual ring galaxy in the constellation of Serpens Caput.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 45
- Power
- 105
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 63,000
Power 105 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Hoag's Object quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hoag's Object card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The ______ has a D25 isophotal diameter of 45.41 kiloparsecs.
Answer
galaxy. The galaxy has a D25 isophotal diameter of 45.41 kiloparsecs. From the Hoag's Object article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It is named after Arthur Hoag, who discovered it in ____ and identified it as either a planetary nebula or a peculiar galaxy.
Answer
1950s. It is named after Arthur Hoag, who discovered it in 1950 and identified it as either a planetary nebula or a peculiar galaxy. From the Hoag's Object article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
John Lloyd. John Lloyd 65 · Hoag's Object 60 · Australorp 57 · Muezzin 54 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is named after Arthur Hoag, who discovered it in 1950 and identified it as either a planetary nebula or a peculiar galaxy.
- The galaxy has a D25 isophotal diameter of 45.41 kiloparsecs.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hoag's Object article was read about 63,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 45: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Hoag's Object
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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The cards just above and just below Hoag's Object in the power ranking, all domains together.
- ThermoplasticUncommon · Science · ATK 64 DEF 41
- AustralorpUncommon · Nature · ATK 57 DEF 48
- Der Blaue ReiterUncommon · History · ATK 60 DEF 45
- PlayUncommon · Arts · ATK 60 DEF 45
- Elisabeth of France, Queen of SpainUncommon · History · ATK 60 DEF 45
- Gasherbrum IUncommon · Nature · ATK 58 DEF 47
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Hoag's Object (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), Acknowledgment: Ray A. Lucas (STScI/AURA), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
