celestial body

the brightest star in Taurus

the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary

brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun

the brightest star in the Southern Cross

double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation

the brightest star in Scorpius

an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit

the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth

the second brightest star in Centaurus

the second brightest star in the Southern Cross

the second brightest star in Orion

the second largest of Jupiter's satellites

supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky

the brightest star in Auriga

a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux

the largest asteroid and the first discovered

a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD

the outer of two small satellites of Mars

the brightest star in Cygnus

a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

the largest known star

the 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites; covered with a smooth shell of frozen water

a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky

the largest of Jupiter's satellites

the closest of Jupiter's moons; has active volcanoes

the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky

a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color

the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun

the natural satellite of the Earth

a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants

a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered

the larger of the two satellites of Mars

a small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun; it has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets

the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it

the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor

the brightest star in Canis Minor

the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years

a planetoid discovered in 2002

the brightest star in Leo

the brightest star in Orion

a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun

a planetoid of rock and ice about three-quarters the size of Pluto discovered in 2003; the most distant object known to orbit around the sun

the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major

the brightest star in Virgo

one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere

the largest moon of Neptune

a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites

the brightest star in the constellation Lyra

the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'

the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered

any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun

(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction

any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star

one of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system

(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts

any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night

any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)

a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation

any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion

one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo

a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)

any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit

any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)

any of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar system

guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy

any natural satellite of a planet

a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky

a system of three or more stars associated by gravity

a star that has collapsed under its own gravity; it is composed of neutrons

a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process

(astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)

a small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter

a large, old, luminous star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun

a small star

any star around which a planetary system revolves

an extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density

any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit

a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process

a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system

a star that varies noticeably in brightness

a faint star of enormous density