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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 (3,774 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • retrograde motion is a type of motion[2].
  • retrograde motion is a type of orbit[3].
  • retrograde motion's Commons category is recorded as Retrograde motion[4].
  • retrograde motion is the opposite of prograde motion[5].
  • retrograde motion's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • retrograde motion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • retrograde motion's studied by is recorded as astronomy[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include motion[2] and orbit[3]. retrograde motion is the opposite of prograde motion[5].

Why It Matters

retrograde motion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,774 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

astronomy

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · C960657 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Studied by → astronomy
    Subclass of → motion, orbit
    Lex id → retrograd_bevægelse_-_astronomi
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