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shepherd moon

small natural satellite associated with a planetary ring
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shepherd moon

Summary

shepherd moon is an astronomical object type[1]. It draws 468 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #116 of 289).[2]

Key Facts

  • shepherd moon's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3].
  • shepherd moon is a type of natural satellite[4].
  • shepherd moon's Commons category is recorded as Shepherd moons[5].
  • shepherd moon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shepherd moons[6].

Body

Definition and Type

shepherd moon's instance of is recorded as astronomical object type[3]. It is a type of natural satellite[4].

Why It Matters

shepherd moon draws 468 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_object_type category, ranking #116 of 289).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). shepherd moon. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shepherd-moon
MLA “shepherd moon.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shepherd-moon.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shepherd-moon_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{shepherd moon}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shepherd-moon}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 7d ago · Sanjeev bot bot · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Shepherd moons
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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