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retrograde orbit

orbit of an astronomical body opposite the direction of rotation of the primary body
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retrograde orbit

Summary

retrograde orbit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • retrograde orbit's subclass of is recorded as retrograde motion[2].
  • retrograde orbit's subclass of is recorded as orbit[3].

Why It Matters

retrograde orbit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4]

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). retrograde orbit. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/retrograde-orbit
MLA “retrograde orbit.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/retrograde-orbit.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_retrograde-orbit_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{retrograde orbit}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/retrograde-orbit}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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