mean motion
angular speed required for a body to complete one orbit, assuming constant speed in a circular orbit which completes in the same time as the variable speed, elliptical orbit of the actual body
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mean motion
Summary
mean motion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- mean motion's subclass of is recorded as angular frequency[2].
- mean motion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05bcrs[3].
- mean motion's facet of is recorded as orbital mechanics[4].
- mean motion's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/mean-motion[5].
- mean motion's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 197464742[6].
- mean motion's MetaSat ID is recorded as meanMotion[7].
- mean motion's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C197464742[8].
- mean motion's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 170634[9].
Why It Matters
mean motion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]