astronomical object
C596
concept
An astronomical object is any naturally occurring physical entity in space, such as stars, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, or galaxies, that exists within the universe.
Aliases (50)
- star ×12
- minor planet ×11
- trans-Neptunian object ×11
- celestial body ×10
- Kuiper Belt object ×8
- constellation ×7
- natural satellite ×7
- dwarf planet ×5
- galaxy ×5
- open star cluster ×5
- Messier object ×3
- asteroid ×3
- deep-sky object ×3
- irregular dwarf galaxy ×3
- irregular satellite ×3
- satellite galaxy ×3
- zodiac constellation ×3
- G-type main-sequence star ×2
- Kuiper belt object ×2
- NGC object ×2
- barred spiral galaxy ×2
- dwarf-planet candidate ×2
- gravitationally bound system ×2
- open cluster ×2
- small Solar System body ×2
- spiral galaxy ×2
- star cluster ×2
- B-type star ×1
- K-type giant star ×1
- K-type main-sequence star ×1
- Lagrange point ×1
- Mars-crossing asteroid ×1
- Pleiades star ×1
- asteroid belt object ×1
- astrophysical structure ×1
- blue supergiant star ×1
- cavity in the interstellar medium ×1
- centaur (small Solar System body) ×1
- classical Kuiper Belt object ×1
- dark nebula ×1
- dwarf galaxy ×1
- dwarf irregular galaxy ×1
- dwarf spheroidal galaxy ×1
- galactic center ×1
- galaxy supercluster ×1
- giant star ×1
- globular star cluster ×1
- hypothetical astronomical structure ×1
- interstellar cloud ×1
- irregular galaxy ×1
Instances (184)
- Kuiper Belt objects ("small Solar System body")
- Local Interstellar Cloud ("interstellar cloud")
- Local Bubble ("cavity in the interstellar medium")
- Mercury
- Eris ("dwarf planet")
- Milky Way center ("galactic center")
- Local Group ("gravitationally bound system")
- Sagittarius ("constellation")
- Seven Sisters ("open star cluster")
- M45 ("open star cluster")
- Oort cloud ("hypothetical astronomical structure")
- Haumea ("dwarf planet")
- Sol ("star")
- Andromeda Galaxy ("spiral galaxy")
- Mars
- Triangulum Galaxy ("spiral galaxy")
- Pluto ("dwarf planet")
- Large Magellanic Cloud ("irregular dwarf galaxy")
- Makemake ("dwarf planet")
- Small Magellanic Cloud ("dwarf irregular galaxy")
- Ceres ("dwarf planet")
- Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy ("dwarf spheroidal galaxy")
- Neptune
- Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy ("dwarf galaxy")
- Laniakea Supercluster ("galaxy supercluster")
- Orion ("constellation")
- constellation Cancer ("constellation")
- Pedile (Hyad) ("star")
- Aldebaran (foreground star, not a member) ("star")
- 23 Tauri (star traditionally named Merope) ("star")
- Luna ("natural satellite")
- Hyperion ("natural satellite")
- Tethys ("natural satellite")
- Ambrosia (Hyad) ("star")
- Eudora (Hyad) ("star")
- Galilean moons ("natural satellite group")
- Tau Ceti ("single star")
- Sun ("star")
- Solar System ("gravitationally bound system")
- Milky Way ("barred spiral galaxy")
- Coronis (Hyad) ("star")
- Pleiades ("open star cluster")
- Epsilon Eridani ("star")
- Thyone (Hyad) ("star")
- Aesyle (Hyad) ("star")
- Southern Cross ("constellation")
- Magellanic Clouds ("irregular dwarf galaxy")
- Phoebe ("natural satellite")
- Moon ("natural satellite")
- Hyades ("star cluster")
- constellation Capricornus ("constellation")
- globular star cluster M13 ("globular star cluster")
- Sun–Earth L2 ("Lagrange point")
- SMACS 0723 galaxy cluster
- Southern Ring Nebula ("planetary nebula")
- Titan ("natural satellite")
- Jovian moon Taygete ("natural satellite")
- Earth
- 20000 Varuna ("trans-Neptunian object")
- (15760) 1992 QB1 ("trans-Neptunian object")
- Orcus ("trans-Neptunian object")
- Ixion ("trans-Neptunian object")
- Quaoar ("trans-Neptunian object")
- Varuna ("trans-Neptunian object")
- Ernst Mach crater
- Baade’s Window
- asteroid 944 Hidalgo ("centaur (small Solar System body)")
- supernova SN 1954J
- asteroid 1036 Ganymed ("asteroid")
- Baade’s star ("star")
- asteroid 1501 Baade ("asteroid")