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orbital period

time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit around another object, and applies in astronomy to mostly either planets or asteroids orbiting the Sun, moons orbiting planets, exoplanets orbiting other stars, or binary stars
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orbital period

Summary

orbital period ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,803 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • orbital period is a type of period[2].
  • orbital period's topic's main category is recorded as Q9960992[3].
  • orbital period's facet of is recorded as orbital revolution[4].
  • orbital period's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2146[5].
  • orbital period's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[6].
  • orbital period's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[7].

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Definition and Type

orbital period is a type of period[2].

Why It Matters

orbital period ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,803 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Main wikidata property → P2146
    Topic's main category → Q9960992
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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