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irregular moon

natural satellite following a distant, inclined, and often eccentric and retrograde orbit
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irregular moon

Summary

irregular moon is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 427 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #127 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • irregular moon's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • irregular moon is a type of natural satellite[4].
  • irregular moon is part of planetary system[5].
  • irregular moon's Commons category is recorded as Irregular satellites[6].
  • irregular moon is the opposite of regular moon[7].
  • irregular moon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Irregular satellites[8].
  • irregular moon's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox irregular satellite[9].

Body

Definition and Type

irregular moon's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. It is a type of natural satellite[4]. It is the opposite of regular moon[7].

Use and Application

irregular moon is part of planetary system[5].

Why It Matters

irregular moon draws 427 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #127 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_irregular-moon_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{irregular moon}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/irregular-moon}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · Sanjeev bot bot · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Irregular satellites
    Opposite of → regular moon
    Instance of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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