Kepler's third law
physical law that the square of a planet’s orbital period is proportional to the cube of the orbit’s semimajor axis
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Kepler's third law
Summary
Kepler's third law is a physical law[1]. It draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #92 of 113).[2]
Key Facts
- Kepler's third law's instance of is recorded as physical law[3].
- Kepler's third law's follows is recorded as Kepler's second law[4].
- Kepler's third law's part of is recorded as Kepler's laws of planetary motion[5].
- Kepler's third law's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Keplers-third-law-of-planetary-motion[6].
- Kepler's third law's defining formula is recorded as \frac {a^3}{T^2}=\frac{GM}{4\pi^2}[7].
- Kepler's third law's World of Physics ID is recorded as KeplersThirdLaw[8].
- Kepler's third law's schematic is recorded as Solar system planets a(AU) vs period(terrestrial years).svg[9].
- Kepler's third law's schematic is recorded as Keplero terza legge.jpg[10].
- Kepler's third law's schematic is recorded as Solar system orbital period vs semimajor axis DE.svg[11].
- Kepler's third law's schematic is recorded as Solar system orbital period vs semimajor axis es.svg[12].
- Kepler's third law's schematic is recorded as Solar system orbital period vs semimajor axis.svg[13].
- Kepler's third law's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Kepler's_Laws_of_Planetary_Motion/Third_Law[14].
- Kepler's third law's in defining formula is recorded as a[15].
- Kepler's third law's in defining formula is recorded as T[16].
- Kepler's third law's in defining formula is recorded as G[17].
- Kepler's third law's in defining formula is recorded as M[18].
Why It Matters
Kepler's third law draws 11 Wikipedia views per month (physical_law category, ranking #92 of 113).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]