orbit
curved path of an object around a point
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Summary
orbit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (547 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- orbit is a type of trajectory[2].
- orbit is part of celestial mechanics[3].
- orbit's Commons category is recorded as Orbits[4].
- orbit's has cause is recorded as gravity[5].
- orbit's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orbits[6].
- orbit's Commons gallery is recorded as Orbits[7].
- orbit's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
- orbit's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
- orbit's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
- orbit's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
- orbit's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
- orbit's topic has template is recorded as Template:Orbits[13].
- orbit's has characteristic is recorded as orbital inclination[14].
- orbit's has characteristic is recorded as eccentricity[15].
- orbit's has characteristic is recorded as longitude of the ascending node[16].
- orbit's has characteristic is recorded as argument of periapsis[17].
- orbit's has characteristic is recorded as orbital period[18].
- orbit's has characteristic is recorded as periapsis[19].
- orbit's has characteristic is recorded as apoapsis[20].
- orbit's has characteristic is recorded as ground track[21].
- orbit's has characteristic is recorded as semi-major axis[22].
- orbit's has characteristic is recorded as mean anomaly[23].
- orbit's has characteristic is recorded as longitude of the periapsis[24].
- orbit's has characteristic is recorded as semi-minor axis[25].
- orbit's has characteristic is recorded as true anomaly[26].
Body
Definition and Type
orbit is a type of trajectory[2].
Use and Application
orbit is part of celestial mechanics[3].
Influence
Things named for orbit include Orbital[27], a literary work[28], written by Samantha Harvey[29].
Why It Matters
orbit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (547 views/month).[1] orbit has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] orbit is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for orbit include Orbital[27], a literary work[28], written by Samantha Harvey[29].