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natural satellite

celestial body that orbits a planet or other smaller body in turn directly orbiting a star
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natural satellite

Summary

natural satellite is an astronomical object type[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of astronomical_object_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,533 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • natural satellite's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • natural satellite is a type of satellite[4].
  • natural satellite is a type of substellar object[5].
  • natural satellite is part of planetary system[6].
  • natural satellite's Commons category is recorded as Moons[7].
  • natural satellite's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Moons[8].
  • natural satellite's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9].
  • natural satellite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[10].
  • natural satellite's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox natural satellite[11].
  • natural satellite's studied by is recorded as planetary science[12].
  • natural satellite's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[13].
  • natural satellite's next lower rank is recorded as natural subsatellite[14].
  • natural satellite's next higher rank is recorded as planet[15].
  • natural satellite's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].

Body

Definition and Type

natural satellite's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. Recorded subclass of include satellite[4] and substellar object[5].

Use and Application

natural satellite is part of planetary system[6].

Why It Matters

natural satellite ranks in the top 7% of astronomical_object_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,533 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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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.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → astronomical object type
    Part of → planetary system
    Next lower rank → natural subsatellite
    Part of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9645, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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