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mean motion

angular speed required for a body to complete one orbit, assuming constant speed in a circular orbit which completes in the same time as the variable speed, elliptical orbit of the actual body
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mean motion

Summary

mean motion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • mean motion is a type of angular frequency[2].
  • mean motion's facet of is recorded as orbital mechanics[3].

Body

Definition and Type

mean motion is a type of angular frequency[2].

Why It Matters

mean motion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4]

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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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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 18SgU3
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    Facet of → orbital mechanics
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