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barycenter

center of mass of two or more bodies that are orbiting each other, or the point around which they both or all orbit
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Summary

barycenter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,285 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • barycenter is a type of center of mass[2].
  • barycenter's Commons category is recorded as Barycenter[3].
  • barycenter's different from is recorded as centroid[4].
  • barycenter's different from is recorded as Barycentre[5].
  • barycenter's studied by is recorded as astronomy[6].
  • barycenter's studied by is recorded as astrophysics[7].

Body

Definition and Type

barycenter is a type of center of mass[2].

Why It Matters

barycenter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,285 views/month).[1] barycenter has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] barycenter is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

astronomy astrophysics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · C960657 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Vikidia article id → fr:Barycentre_(physique)
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → centroid, Barycentre
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Lex id: barycenter"
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