orbital period
time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit around another object, and applies in astronomy to mostly either planets or asteroids orbiting the Sun, moons orbiting planets, exoplanets orbiting other stars, or binary stars
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orbital period
Summary
orbital period ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,528 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- orbital period is a type of Q12330268[2].
- orbital period is a type of physical quantity[3].
- orbital period's topic's main category is recorded as Q9960992[4].
- orbital period's facet of is recorded as orbital revolution[5].
- orbital period's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2146[6].
- orbital period's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[7].
- orbital period's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[8].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include Q12330268[2] and physical quantity[3].
Why It Matters
orbital period ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,528 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]