list of solar system objects

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''List of solar system objects: By orbit—By mass—By radius—By name—By surface gravity
See also: Solar system


Following is a list of solar system objects by orbit, ordered by increasing distance from the Sun. Most named objects in this list have a diameter of 500 km or more. The solar system also contains:

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The Solar System
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Sun
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Heliosphere
Planets
☾ = moon(s) ∅ = rings		MercuryVenusEarth ☾Mars ☾
Jupiter ☾ ∅Saturn ☾ ∅Uranus ☾ ∅Neptune ☾ ∅
Dwarf planetsCeresPluto ☾Eris ☾
Small
Solar
System
bodies		Asteroids
(minor planets)		: Vulcanoids Near-Earth asteroids Asteroid belt
Jupiter Trojans Centaurs Neptune Trojans Asteroid moons Meteoroids
See also the list of asteroids, and the meaning and pronunciation of asteroid names.
Trans-
Neptunians		Kuiper belt – Plutinos: Orcus Ixion – Cubewanos: 2002 UX25 Varuna
1992 QB1 2002 TX300 2003 EL61 Quaoar 2005 FY9 2002 AW197
Scattered disc: 2002 TC302 2004 XR190 Sedna
CometsLists of periodic and non-periodic comets Damocloids Oort cloud
See also Geology of solar terrestrial planets, astronomical objects, the solar system's list of objects, sorted by radius or mass, and the
list of solar system objects by mass, in decreasing order. This list is incomplete because the masses of many minor planets are not accurately known.

The ordering is not similar to the order of a list of solar system objects by radius.
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list of solar system objects by radius, arranged in descending order of mean volumetric radius. This list is not exhaustive; it contains the Sun, the planets, several natural satellites, and a number of other notable objects.
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By surface gravity
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Basis of calculations

The surface gravity at the equator of a body can in most cases be accurately calculated using Newton's law of universal gravitation and
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Solar System or solar system[a] consists of the Sun and the other celestial objects gravitationally bound to it: the eight planets, their 166 known moons,[1]
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Solar System or solar system[a] consists of the Sun and the other celestial objects gravitationally bound to it: the eight planets, their 166 known moons,[1]
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The Sun

Observation data
Mean distance
from Earth 1.4961011 m
(8.31 min at light speed)
Visual brightness (V) −26.74m [1]
Absolute magnitude 4.
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In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based initially on photospheric temperature and its associated spectral characteristics, and subsequently refined in terms of other characteristics.
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STAR is an acronym for:

Organizations:
  • Society for Telescopy, Astronomy, and Radio, a non-profit astronomy club in New Jersey
  • Special Tasks and Rescue or Special Tactics and Response, synonyms for SWAT

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terrestrial planet, telluric planet or rocky planet is a planet that is primarily composed of silicate rocks. The term is derived from the Latin word for Earth, "Terra
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Mercury  

Mariner 10 photomosaic of Mercury
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch J2000
Aphelion distance: 69,816,927 km
0.46669733 AU
Perihelion distance: 46,001,210 km
0.
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A Mercury-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mercury. The Mercury crossers proper have aphelia outside Mercury's and perihelia inside, while those listed here as outer grazers have perihelia within Mercury's aphelion but not within its perihelion.
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VENUS is an acronym for the Victoria Experimental Network Under the Sea . The VENUS project is operated out of the University of Victoria and is an advanced cabled sea floor observatory, consisting of fibre optic cables connecting oceanographic instruments on the sea floor of the
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A Venus-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Venus. The known numbered Venus-crossers and outer-grazers (marked †) are listed below (Mercury-crossers or grazers are marked ‡).

Venus also has a quasi-satellite, 2002 VE68.
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A quasi-satellite is an object in a 1:1 orbital resonance with its planet that stays close to the planet over many orbital periods.

A quasi-satellite's orbit around the Sun takes exactly the same time as the planet's, but has a different eccentricity (usually greater), as
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EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001. Their greatest hit, their debut single "time after time", peaked at #13 in the Oricon singles chart.
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Moon  

The Moon as seen by an observer on Earth
Orbital characteristics
Periapsis: 363,104 km
0.0024 AU
Apoapsis: 405,696 km
0.0027 AU
Semi-major axis: 384,399 km
0.
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Kordylewski clouds are large concentrations of dust that may exist at the L4 and L5 Lagrangian points of the Earth-Moon system. They were first reported by Polish astronomer Kazimierz Kordylewski in the 1960s, but there is still controversy as to whether they actually exist, due to
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Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are asteroids whose orbits are close to Earth's orbit. Some NEAs' orbits intersect Earth's so they pose a collision danger. On the other hand, NEAs are most easily accessible for spacecraft from Earth; in fact, some can be reached with much less fuel
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Crosser: right, bottom]] An Earth-crosser asteroid is a Near-Earth asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Earth. The known numbered Earth-crossers are listed here.
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A quasi-satellite is an object in a 1:1 orbital resonance with its planet that stays close to the planet over many orbital periods.

A quasi-satellite's orbit around the Sun takes exactly the same time as the planet's, but has a different eccentricity (usually greater), as
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Mars  

Mars as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope
Orbital characteristics
Epoch J2000<ref name="nssdc" />
Aphelion distance: 249,228,730 km
1.66599116 AU
Perihelion distance: 206,644,545 km
1.
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Deimos

An image of Deimos taken by the Viking 1 orbiter.
Discovery
Discovered by: Asaph Hall
Discovery date: August 12 1877
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis: 23,460 km
Eccentricity: 0.0002
Orbital period: 1.
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Phobos

Phobos as imaged by Mars Global Surveyor on June 1 2003.
Discovery
Discovered by: Asaph Hall
Discovery date: August 18, 1877
Orbital characteristics
Epoch J2000
Periapsis: 9235.6 km
Apoapsis: 9518.
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A Mars-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars. The known numbered Mars-crossers are listed here. They include the two numbered Martian Trojans: 5261 Eureka and (26677) 2001 EJ18.
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asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter where 98.5% of the known minor planets' orbits can be found.
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Ceres  

Ceres
Discovery
Discovered by: Giuseppe Piazzi
Discovery date: January 1, 1801
Orbital characteristics
Epoch November 26, 2005
(JD 2453700.5)[1]
Aphelion distance: 447,838,164 km
2.
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dwarf planet is a celestial body within the Solar System that satisfies the following four conditions:[1]
  • is in orbit around the Sun
  • has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium

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Asteroids, also called minor planets or planetoids, are a class of astronomical objects. The term asteroid is generally used to indicate a diverse group of small celestial bodies in the solar system that orbit around the Sun.
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asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter where 98.5% of the known minor planets' orbits can be found.
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