Roche limit

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Roche limit

Summary

Roche limit is a metric[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of metric entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (390 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Roche limit's instance of is recorded as metric[3].
  • Roche limit's instance of is recorded as formula[4].
  • Édouard Roche is named after Roche limit[5].
  • Roche limit's Commons category is recorded as Roche limit[6].
  • Roche limit's has cause is recorded as tidal force[7].
  • Roche limit's different from is recorded as Hill sphere[8].
  • Roche limit's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[9].
  • Roche limit's P14541 is recorded as 3HW65c[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include metric[3] and formula[4].

Origins

Édouard Roche is named after Roche limit[5].

Why It Matters

Roche limit ranks in the top 4% of metric entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (390 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_roche-limit_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Roche limit}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/roche-limit}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'be', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'e
    Gnd id → 4278384-7
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Édouard Roche
    Has cause → tidal force
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Different from → Hill sphere
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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