orbit

Summary

orbit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,634 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• orbit is a type of trajectory^[2].
• orbit is part of celestial mechanics^[3].
• orbit's Commons category is recorded as Orbits^[4].
• orbit's has cause is recorded as gravity^[5].
• orbit's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Orbits^[6].
• orbit's Commons gallery is recorded as Orbits^[7].
• orbit's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• orbit's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[9].
• orbit's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• orbit's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• orbit's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• orbit's topic has template is recorded as Template:Orbits^[13].
• orbit's has characteristic is recorded as orbital inclination^[14].
• orbit's has characteristic is recorded as eccentricity^[15].
• orbit's has characteristic is recorded as longitude of the ascending node^[16].
• orbit's has characteristic is recorded as argument of periapsis^[17].
• orbit's has characteristic is recorded as orbital period^[18].
• orbit's has characteristic is recorded as periapsis^[19].
• orbit's has characteristic is recorded as apoapsis^[20].
• orbit's has characteristic is recorded as ground track^[21].
• orbit's has characteristic is recorded as semi-major axis^[22].
• orbit's has characteristic is recorded as mean anomaly^[23].
• orbit's has characteristic is recorded as longitude of the periapsis^[24].
• orbit's has characteristic is recorded as semi-minor axis^[25].
• orbit's has characteristic is recorded as true anomaly^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

orbit is a type of trajectory^[2].

Use and Application

orbit is part of celestial mechanics^[3].

Influence

Things named for orbit include Orbital^[27], a literary work^[28], written by Samantha Harvey^[29].

Why It Matters

orbit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,634 views/month).^[1] orbit has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] orbit is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for orbit include Orbital^[27], a literary work^[28], written by Samantha Harvey^[29].