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retrograde motion

orbit or rotation of an astronomical body opposite that of its primary body
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retrograde motion

Summary

retrograde motion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (506 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • retrograde motion's image is recorded as RetrogradeBaan.gif[2].
  • retrograde motion's subclass of is recorded as motion[3].
  • retrograde motion's subclass of is recorded as orbit[4].
  • retrograde motion's Commons category is recorded as Retrograde motion[5].
  • retrograde motion's opposite of is recorded as prograde motion[6].
  • retrograde motion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07k8ngt[7].
  • retrograde motion's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • retrograde motion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • retrograde motion's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/retrograde-motion[10].
  • retrograde motion's studied by is recorded as astronomy[11].
  • retrograde motion's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 136044[12].
  • retrograde motion's Store medisinske leksikon ID is recorded as retrograd[13].
  • retrograde motion's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 206479955[14].
  • retrograde motion's MetaSat ID is recorded as retrogradeMotion[15].
  • retrograde motion's Bing entity ID is recorded as 0d00b18f-d856-b2fa-7157-43b105f03746[16].
  • retrograde motion's AccessScience ID is recorded as 584800[17].

Why It Matters

retrograde motion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (506 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

astronomy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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