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This is a 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. Minor planets, or asteroids or planetoids, are minor celestial bodies of the Solar system orbiting the Sun (mostly Small solar system bodies) that are smaller than major planets, but larger than meteoroids (commonly defined as being 10 meters across or less[1]), and that are not comets. ...
The ordering is not similar to the order of a list of solar system objects by radius. Some objects are smaller, but denser, than others. Neptune, for example, is more massive than Uranus despite being smaller. Likewise, Mercury is much more massive than both Ganymede and Titan despite being smaller. It has been suggested that Planetary-size comparison be merged into this article or section. ...
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Titan (, from Ancient Greek Τá¿Ïάν) or Saturn VI is the largest moon of Saturn and the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere. ...
The image is of the masses of the heaviest objects - Note: Satellites have been designated by an asterisk.
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Yottagram range
Following is a list of solar system objects more massive than 1021 kilograms (one yottagram [Yg]). Even the least massive of these objects is an approximate sphere.[1] Eris, a new trans-Neptunian object, is larger than Pluto but has an undetermined mass. An estimate is listed. See also List of planetary bodies. âKgâ redirects here. ...
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Eris (IPA or ), officially designated 136199 Eris, is the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system. ...
This table includes Solar Systems planets, dwarf planets and planetary-sized moons (larger than 1000 km in diameter)[1]. It accumulates information about planetary-sized bodies in the Solar system and their properties, focusing on those specific to planetary-sized objects and important for possible future solar system colonization. ...
- Photographs of objects are on a black background; artists' impressions are on a grey background.
| Rank | Name | Image | Mass in Yg | Mass in kg | Mass (vs. Earth) | Type of object | | 1 | Sun | | 1,989,100,000 Yg | 1.9891 × 1030 kg[2] | 332837 | star | | 2 | Jupiter | | 1,899,000 Yg | 1.899 × 1027 kg | 317.87 | 5th planet | | 3 | Saturn | | 568,460 Yg | 5.6846 × 1026 kg | 95.152 | 6th planet | | 4 | Neptune | | 102,430 Yg | 1.0243 × 1026 kg | 17.145 | 8th planet | | 5 | Uranus | | 86,832 Yg | 8.6832 × 1025 kg | 14.534 | 7th planet | | 6 | Earth | | 5,974.2 Yg | 5.9742 × 1024 kg | 1 | 3rd planet | | 7 | Venus | | 4,868.5 Yg | 4.8685 × 1024 kg | 81.5% | 2nd planet | | 8 | Mars | | 641.85 Yg | 6.4185 × 1023 kg | 10.7% | 4th planet | | 9 | Mercury | | 330.2 Yg | 3.302 × 1023 kg | 5.53% | 1st planet | | 10 | * Ganymede | | 148.2 Yg | 1.482 × 1023 kg | 2.48% | satellite of Jupiter | | 11 | * Titan | | 134.5 Yg | 1.345 × 1023 kg | 2.25% | satellite of Saturn | | 12 | * Callisto | | 107.6 Yg | 1.076 × 1023 kg | 1.8% | satellite of Jupiter | | 13 | * Io | | 89.3 Yg | 8.9319 × 1022 kg | 1.5% | satellite of Jupiter | | 14 | * Moon | | 73.5 Yg | 7.3477 × 1022 kg | 1.23% | satellite of Earth | | 15 | * Europa | | 48.0 Yg | 4.80 × 1022 kg | 0.803% | satellite of Jupiter | | 16 | * Triton | | 21.5 Yg | 2.147 × 1022 kg | 0.359% | satellite of Neptune | | 17 | Eris | | 16.6 Yg | 1.66 × 1022 kg [3] | ~0.27% | dwarf planet | | 18 | Pluto | | 13.1 Yg | 1.305 ± 0.007 × 1022 kg | ~0.22% | dwarf planet | | 19 | (136108) 2003 EL61 ("Santa") | | 4.2 Yg | 4.2 ± 0.1 × 1021 kg | ~0.069% | Kuiper belt object | | 20 | * Titania | | 3.5 Yg | 3.526 × 1021 kg | ~0.059% | satellite of Uranus | | 21 | * Oberon | | 3.0 Yg | 3.014 × 1021 kg | ~0.050% | satellite of Uranus | | 22 | 90377 Sedna | | ~3 Yg | ~3 × 1021 kg | ~0.050% | TNO | | 23 | * Rhea | | 2.3 Yg | 2.3166 × 1021 kg | ~0.039% | satellite of Saturn | | 24 | 50000 Quaoar | | ~2 Yg | ~2 × 1021 kg | ~0.033% | TNO | | 25 | * Iapetus | | 2.0 Yg | 1.9739 × 1021 kg | ~0.033% | satellite of Saturn | | 26 | * Charon | | 1.5 Yg | 1.52 ± 0.06 × 1021 kg | ~0.025% | satellite of Pluto | | 27 | * Ariel | | 1.4 Yg | 1.35 × 1021 kg | ~0.022% | satellite of Uranus | | 28 | * Umbriel | | 1.2 Yg | 1.2 × 1021 kg | ~0.020% | satellite of Uranus | | 29 | * Dione | | 1.1 Yg | 1.096 × 1021 kg | ~0.018% | satellite of Saturn | - Leading asterisks (*) mark satellites.
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Titan (, from Ancient Greek Τá¿Ïάν) or Saturn VI is the largest moon of Saturn and the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere. ...
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Atmosphere Surface pressure: trace Composition: 90% sulfur dioxide Io (eye-oe, IPA: , Greek á¿Ï) is the innermost of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter and, with a diameter of 3,642 kilometers, is the fourth largest moon in the Solar System. ...
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Triton (trye-tÉn, IPA: , Greek ΤÏίÏÏν), or Neptune I, is the planet Neptunes largest moon. ...
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Eris (IPA or ), officially designated 136199 Eris, is the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system. ...
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(also written (136108) 2003 EL61), nicknamed Santa, is a large Kuiper belt object, roughly one-third the mass of Pluto, discovered by Mike Browns group at Caltech in the United States and J. L. Ortiz et al. ...
The Kuiper belt, derived from data from the Minor Planet Center. ...
Atmospheric pressure Titania (ti-taan-ee-É or tye-tan-ee-É) is the largest moon of Uranus. ...
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Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Oberon (oe-bur-on) is the outermost of the major moons of the planet Uranus. ...
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A trans-Neptunian object (TNO) is any object in the solar system that orbits the sun at a greater distance on average than Neptune. ...
Atmosphere none Rhea (ree-a, Greek âΡÎα) is the second largest moon of Saturn and was discovered in 1672 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini. ...
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50000 Quaoar (pronounced kwaa·waar or kwow·Ér, English IPA: , Tongva ) [2] is a Trans-Neptunian object orbiting the Sun in the Kuiper belt. ...
A trans-Neptunian object (TNO) is any object in the solar system that orbits the sun at a greater distance on average than Neptune. ...
Iapetus (eye-ap-É-tÉs, IPA , Greek ÎαÏεÏÏÏ) is the third-largest moon of Saturn, discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1671. ...
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Charon (shair-Én or kair-Én (key), IPA , Greek ΧάÏÏν), discovered in 1978, is, depending on the definition employed, either the largest moon of Pluto or one member of a double dwarf planet with Pluto being the other member. ...
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Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Ariel (air-ee-Él, IPA ) is a moon of Uranus discovered on 24 October 1851 by William Lassell. ...
Download high resolution version (767x867, 47 KB)Original Caption Released with Image: This mosaic of the four highest-resolution images of Ariel represents the most detailed Voyager 2 picture of this satellite of Uranus. ...
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Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Umbriel (um-bree-Él, IPA ) is a moon of Uranus discovered on 1851-10-24 by William Lassell. ...
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Atmosphere none Dione (dye-oe-nee, Greek ÎιÏνη) is a moon of Saturn discovered by Giovanni Cassini in 1684. ...
Download high resolution version (756x744, 35 KB)This picture of Dione was take by Voyager 1 from a range of 162,000 kilometers (100,600 miles) on November 12, 1980. ...
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Zettagram range Objects of mass between 1018 kg to 1021 kg (1 to 1000 Zettagrams (Zg) ). The larger objects in this range, such as Tethys, Ceres, and Mimas, have relaxed to an equilibrium oblate spheroid due to their gravity, while the less massive (e. g. Amalthea and Janus) are roughly rounded, but not spherical, dubbed "irregular". All the spheroidal bodies have some polar flattening due to the centrifugal force from their rotation, but a characteristic feature of the "irregular"-shaped bodies is that there is a significant difference in the length of their two equatorial diameters. âKgâ redirects here. ...
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Atmosphere none Tethys (tee-thÉs or teth-És, IPA , Greek ΤηθÏÏ) is a moon of Saturn that was discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1684. ...
Spectral type: G[8] Absolute magnitude: 3. ...
Mimas (mee-mÉs or mye-mÉs, IPA: , Greek ÎίμᾱÏ, rarely ÎίμανÏ) is a moon of Saturn that was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel. ...
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Janus (jay-nus, IPA: , Greek ÎανÏÏ) is an inner satellite of Saturn. ...
Centrifugal force (from Latin centrum centre and fugere to flee) is a term which may refer to two different forces which are related to rotation. ...
- It has been suggested that trans-Neptunian objects be cut off around 1020 kg (see discussion).
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Spectral type: G[8] Absolute magnitude: 3. ...
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In mathematics, a spheroid is a quadric surface in three dimensions obtained by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes. ...
90482 Orcus (originally known by the provisional designation 2004 DW) is a Kuiper Belt object (KBO) that was discovered by Michael Brown of Caltech, Chad Trujillo of the Gemini Observatory, and David Rabinowitz of Yale University. ...
A trans-Neptunian object (TNO) is any object in the solar system that orbits the sun at a greater distance on average than Neptune. ...
Atmosphere none Tethys (tee-thÉs or teth-És, IPA , Greek ΤηθÏÏ) is a moon of Saturn that was discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1684. ...
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In mathematics, a spheroid is a quadric surface in three dimensions obtained by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes. ...
20000 Varuna (VAR oo na) is a large classical Kuiper Belt object (KBO). ...
A trans-Neptunian object (TNO) is any object in the solar system that orbits the sun at a greater distance on average than Neptune. ...
4 Vesta (ves-ta) is the second most massive asteroid in the asteroid belt, with a mean diameter of about 530 km and an estimated mass 12% the mass of the entire asteroid belt. ...
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In mathematics, a spheroid is a quadric surface in three dimensions obtained by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes. ...
(15874) 1996 TL66 is a trans-Neptunian object that resides in the Kuyper belt. ...
A scattered disk object (or scattered disc object or SDO) is a trans-Neptunian object of the Kuiper belt with a very eccentric orbit. ...
2 Pallas (pal-us, Greek ΠαλλάÏ) was the first asteroid discovered after 1 Ceres. ...
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Atmosphere Surface pressure: trace, significant spatial variability[8][9] Composition: 91% Water vapour 4% Nitrogen 3. ...
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10 Hygiea (hye-jee-a or hi-jee-a) is the fourth largest Main belt asteroid with a diameter of 407 km. ...
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Miranda (IPA: ) is the smallest and innermost of Uranus five major moons. ...
Miranda, moon of Uranus. ...
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In mathematics, a spheroid is a quadric surface in three dimensions obtained by rotating an ellipse about one of its principal axes. ...
704 Interamnia (IN ter AM nia) is a very large asteroid with a diameter of 350 kilometres. ...
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Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Proteus (proe-tee-us, Greek Î ÏÏÏÎαÏ) is one of Neptunes moons. ...
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52 Europa, diameter 289 km, was discovered on February 4, 1858 by H. Goldschmidt. ...
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Mimas (mee-mÉs or mye-mÉs, IPA: , Greek ÎίμᾱÏ, rarely ÎίμανÏ) is a moon of Saturn that was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel. ...
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511 Davida is a main belt asteroid. ...
Asteroid 511 Davida imaged by the Keck Observatory, December 2002. ...
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Nereid (IPA: , IPA: , Greek ÎηÏηίδα), or Neptune II, is a moon of Neptune. ...
Original caption: Nereid, the last satellite of Neptune to be discovered before Voyagers recent discoveries, was first seen by Gerard Kuiper in 1949. ...
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15 Eunomia (ew-noh-mee-a) is the 12th largest Main belt asteroid. ...
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Juno (IPA: ), designated 3 Juno in the Minor Planet Center catalogue system, was the third asteroid to be discovered and is one of the largest main belt asteroids, being the second heaviest of the stony S-type. ...
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16 Psyche (sye-kee) is the 13th-largest Main belt asteroid, measuring 250 kilometers in diameter. ...
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31 Euphrosyne (you FRO sai ne) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ...
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87 Sylvia (sil-vee-a) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ...
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6 Hebe (hee-bee, Greek âÎβη) is a very large Main belt asteroid. ...
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624 Hektor is the largest of the Jovian Trojan asteroids. ...
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130 Elektra is a very large outer main belt asteroid. ...
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65 Cybele is one of the largest asteroids in the main belt. ...
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107 Camilla is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ...
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Hyperion (IPA: , Greek á½ÏεÏίÏν) is a moon of Saturn discovered by William Cranch Bond, George Phillips Bond and William Lassell in 1848. ...
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7 Iris (eye-ris) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ...
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324 Bamberga is the 16th largest asteroid in the Main asteroid belt. ...
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9 Metis (mee-tis) is one of the largest Main belt asteroids. ...
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Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Himalia (hye-mal-ee-a, also hi-mahl-ee-a, IPA , ; Greek âÎμαλÃα) is a moon of Jupiter. ...
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22 Kalliope (ka-lye-a-pee) is a very large main belt asteroid discovered by J. R. Hind on November 16, 1852. ...
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Spectral type: F [10] Absolute magnitude: 7. ...
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121 Hermione is a very large and dark main belt asteroid. ...
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Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Sycorax (sik-or-aks) is a moon of Uranus. ...
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20 Massalia is a large and fairly bright Main belt asteroid. ...
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A simulated view of Larissa orbiting Neptune Larissa (la-ris-a, Greek ÎάÏá¿Ïα) is the fifth of Neptunes known moons. ...
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8 Flora (flor-a) is a large, bright Main belt asteroid. ...
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85 Io (eye-oh) is a large, dark Main belt asteroid of the C spectral class. ...
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Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Puck (puk) is a moon of Uranus. ...
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2060 Chiron (IPA: ) is an object in the outer solar system with an orbit between those of Saturn and Uranus and a radius of 71±5 km [1]. Although it was initially classified as an asteroid, later dispute arose as to whether it was an asteroid or actually a comet. ...
The centaurs are a class of icy planetoids that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune, named after the mythical race of centaurs. ...
5 Astraea (as-tree-a; written Astræa in the early scientific litterature) is a large main belt asteroid. ...
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A simulated view of Galatea orbiting Neptune Galatea (gal-a-tee-a, Greek ÎαλαÏεία) is the fourth known moon of Neptune, named after Galatea, one of the Nereids of Greek legend. ...
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A simulated view of Despina orbiting Neptune Despina (des-pee-na or des-pye-na; Latin DespÅna from Greek ÎεÏÏοίνη) is the third known moon of Neptune. ...
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A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Janus (jay-nus, IPA: , Greek ÎανÏÏ) is an inner satellite of Saturn. ...
Janus, Saturns moon. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Portia (por-sha) is a moon of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
141 Lumen is a dark, large rocky asteroid 135 km in diameter (about the size of the island of Puerto Rico) near the inner edge of the Main belt within the Eunomia family of asteroids. ...
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Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Thebe (thee-bee, IPA ; Greek Îήβη) is the fourth of Jupiters known moons by distance from the planet. ...
This image of Thebe was taken by NASAs Galileo spacecraft on January 4, 2000, at a range of 193,000 kilometers (about 120,000 miles). ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
140 Siwa is a large and dark main belt asteroid. ...
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159 Aemilia is a large Main belt asteroid. ...
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21 Lutetia (loo TET ee a) is a large Main belt asteroid, about 100 kilometers in diameter. ...
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100 Hekate is a large Main belt asteroid. ...
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Exagram range Objects of mass between 1015 kg to 1018 kg (1 to 1000 Exagrams (Eg) ). These objects are not spherical. âKgâ redirects here. ...
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- Only unusually notable asteroids (e.g. visited by spacecraft, imaged by radar, mass precisely known, otherwise peculiar) are listed in this section
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Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Elara (ee-lur-a or ee-lair-a, IPA or , Greek ÎλάÏη) is a moon of Jupiter. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmosphere none Caliban (kal-i-ban or kal-a-bun) is a moon of Uranus, named after the monster character in William Shakespeares play The Tempest. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Juliet (jew-lee-et ) is a moon of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Epimetheus (ep-i-mee-thee-us, Greek ÎÏιμηθεÏÏ) is a moon of Saturn. ...
Image File history File links Epimetheus, a moon of Saturn, photographed by the Cassini orbiter, 2005 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
90 Antiope (an-tye-a-pee) is an asteroid discovered on October 1, 1866 by Robert Luther. ...
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90 Antiope (an-tye-a-pee) is an asteroid discovered on October 1, 1866 by Robert Luther. ...
90 Antiope (an-tye-a-pee) is an asteroid discovered on October 1, 1866 by Robert Luther. ...
© This image is copyrighted. ...
For other uses, see Asteroid (disambiguation). ...
90 Antiope (an-tye-a-pee) is an asteroid discovered on October 1, 1866 by Robert Luther. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Belinda (be-lin-da) is a moon of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
A simulated view of Thalassa orbiting Neptune. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Cressida (kres-i-da) is a moon of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Pasiphaë (IPA: , pa-sif-a-ee, Greek ΠαÏιÏάη) is a moon of Jupiter. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Rosalind (roz-a-lind) is a moon of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
A simulated view of Naiad orbiting Neptune with The Sun in the distance. ...
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A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Desdemona (dez-di-moe-na) is a moon of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Prometheus (proe-mee-thee-us, Greek Î ÏομηθÎαÏ) is a moon of Saturn. ...
Prometheus, Saturns moon. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Pandora (pan-dor-a, Greek ΠανδÏÏα) is a moon of Saturn. ...
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A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Carme (IPA: , kar-mee, Greek ÎάÏμη) is one of Jupiters moons. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
253 Mathilde is a Main belt asteroid that was visited by the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft on its way to asteroid 433 Eros. ...
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For other uses, see Asteroid (disambiguation). ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Metis (mee-tÉs, IPA: , Greek ÎήÏιÏ), or Jupiter XVI, is the innermost member of the Jupiters small inner moons and thus Jupiters innermost moon. ...
Photograph of the moon Metis taken by Galileos solid state imaging system between November 1996 and June 1997. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Bianca orbiting Uranus There is also an asteroid called 218 Bianca. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Sinope (IPA: , si-noe-pee, Greek ΣινÏÏη) is a moon of Jupiter discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Lick Observatory in 1914, and is named after Sinope of Greek mythology. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Hydra (formerly known as S/2005 P 1) is a natural satellite of Pluto. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Nix (formerly known as S/2005 P 2), is a natural satellite of Pluto. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Lysithea (lye-sith-ee-É or lÉ-sith-ee-É, IPA: ; Greek ÎÏ
ÏιθÎα) is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
(22) Kalliope I Linus is an asteroid moon that orbits the large M-type asteroid 22 Kalliope. ...
243 Ida and its moon Dactyl An asteroid moon is an asteroid that orbits another asteroid. ...
22 Kalliope (ka-lye-a-pee) is a very large main belt asteroid discovered by J. R. Hind on November 16, 1852. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Ophelia (o-fee-lee-a) is a moon of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Cordelia (kor-dee-lee-a) is the innermost moon of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
NASA image of 243 Ida. ...
NASA image of 243 Ida and Dactyl. ...
For other uses, see Asteroid (disambiguation). ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Ananke (a-nang-kee, IPA ; Greek Îνάγκη) is one of Jupiters moons. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Setebos (set-e-bus) is Uranus outermost named moon, surpassed only by S/2001 U 2. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Adrastea (IPA: , ad-ra-stee-a, Greek ÎδÏάÏÏεια) is the second of Jupiters known moons (counting outward from the planet). ...
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A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Psamathe (sam-a-thee, Greek Ψαμαθεια, Latin PsamathÄ) is an irregular natural satellite of Neptune. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
1036 Ganymed is the largest Amor asteroid. ...
The Apollo Asteroid 6489 golevka Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are asteroids whose orbits are close to Earths orbit. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Perdita (pur-di-ta, IPA ) is a moon of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa For the asteroid, see 38 Leda Leda (lee-dÉ, IPA: ; Greek Îήδα), or Jupiter XIII, is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter that was discovered by Charles T. Kowal at the Mount Palomar Observatory on September 14, 1974, right after three nights worth of photographic plates had...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Phobos (IPA: or [ËfoÊ.bÉs]) (systematic designation: ) is the larger and closer of Mars two moons (the other being Deimos). ...
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A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Mab (mab, IPA [mæb]) is a natural satellite of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
The asteroid 2685 Masursky is a main belt asteroid. ...
For other uses, see Asteroid (disambiguation). ...
The asteroid 433 Eros (eer-os) was named after the Greek god of love Eros. ...
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Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Atlas (at-lus, Greek ÎÏλαÏ) is a moon of Saturn. ...
Image File history File links View of Saturns Small Inner Moon Atlas, taken by the Cassini Spacecrafts Imaging Sub-system Narrow-Angle Camera on June 8, 2005. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Stephano (stef-a-noe or ste-faa-noe) is a natural satellite of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmosphere none Pan (pan, Greek Πάν) is a moon of Saturn, named after the god Pan. ...
Image File history File links View of Saturns Small Inner Moon Pan, taken by the Cassini Spacecrafts Imaging Sub-system Narrow-Angle Camera on May 20, 2005. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Sylvia and Romulus Romulus is the outer and larger moon of the main belt asteroid 87 Sylvia, not to be confused with the directly Sun-orbiting asteroid 10386 Romulus. ...
243 Ida and its moon Dactyl An asteroid moon is an asteroid that orbits another asteroid. ...
87 Sylvia (sil-vee-a) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Cupid (kew-pid, IPA: ) is an inner satellite of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
951 Gaspra is an S-type asteroid that orbits very close to the inner edge of the asteroid belt. ...
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For other uses, see Asteroid (disambiguation). ...
Deimos (IPA or ; Greek ÎείμοÏ: Dread), is the smaller and outermost of Marsâ two moons, named after Deimos from Greek Mythology. ...
An image of Deimos taken by the Viking 1 orbiter. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Spectral type: C [13] Absolute magnitude: 7. ...
243 Ida and its moon Dactyl An asteroid moon is an asteroid that orbits another asteroid. ...
121 Hermione is a very large and dark main belt asteroid. ...
Data on (87) Sylvia from Johnstons archive (maintained by W. R. Johnston) Hubble Finds New Asteroid Moon (SpaceDaily. ...
243 Ida and its moon Dactyl An asteroid moon is an asteroid that orbits another asteroid. ...
107 Camilla is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Francisco (fran-sis-koe, IPA ) is a natural satellite of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Ferdinand (fur-di-nand, IPA ) is a natural satellite of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Petit-Prince orbiting Eugenia (45) Eugenia I Petit-Prince is an asteroid moon that orbits the larger asteroid 45 Eugenia. ...
243 Ida and its moon Dactyl An asteroid moon is an asteroid that orbits another asteroid. ...
Spectral type: F [10] Absolute magnitude: 7. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Margaret (mar-grit)is a natural satellite of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Petagram range Objects of mass between 1012 kg to 1015 kg (less than 1000 Petagrams (Pg) ). A few of the smallest of the irregular satellites of the gas planets are listed here, as well as the largest near-Earth asteroids due to unusual interest for their nearness. (See also: list of NEAs by distance from Sun.) Other NEOs that are not asteroids (e. g. inner-solar-system comets) are almost always less massive than 1 Pg. âKgâ redirects here. ...
âKgâ redirects here. ...
âKgâ redirects here. ...
The Apollo Asteroid 6489 golevka Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are asteroids whose orbits are close to Earths orbit. ...
This list contains many notable Near-Earth asteroids organised by their average distance from the Sun Categories: Lists of asteroids | Lists of Solar system objects | Near-Earth asteroids ...
Near-Earth objects (NEO) are asteroids, comets and large meteoroids whose orbit intersects Earths orbit and which may therefore pose a collision danger. ...
âKgâ redirects here. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Trinculo (tring-kew-loe) is a natural satellite of Uranus. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa Themisto (thÉ-mis-toe, IPA: ; Greek ÎεμιÏÏÏ), or Jupiter XVIII, is a moon of Jupiter. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
The asteroid 4179 Toutatis (too-ta-tis) is an Apollo, an Alinda and a Mars-crosser asteroid with a chaotic orbit produced by a 3:1 resonance with the planet Jupiter. ...
Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are asteroids whose orbits are close to Earths orbit. ...
The Apollo asteroid 25143 Itokawa. ...
A Mars-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars. ...
Carpo (IPA: , kar-poe, Greek ÎαÏÏÏ) (Jupiter XLVI) is a natural satellite of Jupiter. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Spectral type: G [14] Absolute magnitude: 7. ...
243 Ida and its moon Dactyl An asteroid moon is an asteroid that orbits another asteroid. ...
130 Elektra is a very large outer main belt asteroid. ...
Remus is the inner and smaller moon of the main belt asteroid 87 Sylvia. ...
243 Ida and its moon Dactyl An asteroid moon is an asteroid that orbits another asteroid. ...
87 Sylvia (sil-vee-a) is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ...
Discovery image of Pallene Pallene (pa-lee-nee, Greek Παλλήνη) is a natural satellite of Saturn. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Saturns moon Polydeuces Atmosphere none Polydeuces (pol-ee-dew-seez, IPA: , Greek ΠολÏ
δεÏκηÏ) is a very small natural satellite of Saturn that is co-orbital with Dione and librates around the trailing Lagrangian point (L5). ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Discovery image of Methone Methone (me-thoe-nee, Greek ÎεθÏνη) is a natural satellite of Saturn. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
Euporie (ew-por-ee-É, IPA: ; Greek ÎÏ
ÏοÏία), or Jupiter XXXIV, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. ...
A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. ...
1862 Apollo is a Q-type asteroid, discovered by Karl Reinmuth in 1932, but lost and not recovered until 1973. ...
Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are asteroids whose orbits are close to Earths orbit. ...
A Venus-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Venus. ...
A Mars-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars. ...
3D computer model of the different faces of Geographos. ...
Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are asteroids whose orbits are close to Earths orbit. ...
A Mars-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars. ...
1566 Icarus is an Apollo asteroid (a sub-class of near-Earth asteroid) whose unusual characteristic is that at perihelion it is closer to the Sun than Mercury; it is said to be a Mercury-crosser asteroid. ...
Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are asteroids whose orbits are close to Earths orbit. ...
A Venus-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Venus. ...
A Mars-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars. ...
A Mercury-crosser asteroid is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mercury. ...
(also written 2007 CA19) is a near-Earth asteroid. ...
Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are asteroids whose orbits are close to Earths orbit. ...
Teragram range Objects of mass between 109 kg to 1012 kg (less than 1000 Teragrams (Tg) ). Currently all the bodies listed here are Near-Earth asteroids (See also: list of NEAs by distance from Sun.) âKgâ redirects here. ...
âKgâ redirects here. ...
âKgâ redirects here. ...
The Apollo Asteroid 6489 golevka Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are asteroids whose orbits are close to Earths orbit. ...
This list contains many notable Near-Earth asteroids organised by their average distance from the Sun Categories: Lists of asteroids | Lists of Solar system objects | Near-Earth asteroids ...
âKgâ redirects here. ...
2062 Aten is an asteroid that was discovered at the Palomar Mountain Observatory by Eleanor F. Helin, who is now the principal scientist for the NEAT (Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking) project. ...
The asteroid 4769 Castalia (previously known by the provisional designation 1989 PB) was the first asteroid to be directly imaged. ...
Absolute magnitude: 18. ...
Close approach of Apophis on April 13, 2029 The white bar indicates uncertainty in the range of positions 99942 Apophis (99942) Apophis (previously known by its provisional designation 2004 MN4) is a near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 because initial observations indicated a...
Close approach of 2004 MN4 on April 13, 2029 The white bar indicates uncertainty in the range of positions 2004 MN4 (also written 2004 MN4) is a Near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in late 2004. ...
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt in Africa, and is the only remaining member of the Seven Wonders of the World. ...
Gigagram range Objects of mass between 106 kg to 109 kg (less than 1000 Gigagrams (Gg) ). Currently all the objects listed here are Near-Earth asteroids (See also: list of NEAs by distance from Sun.) âKgâ redirects here. ...
âKgâ redirects here. ...
âKgâ redirects here. ...
The Apollo Asteroid 6489 golevka Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are asteroids whose orbits are close to Earths orbit. ...
This list contains many notable Near-Earth asteroids organised by their average distance from the Sun Categories: Lists of asteroids | Lists of Solar system objects | Near-Earth asteroids ...
âKgâ redirects here. ...
2000 SG344 (also written 2000 SG344) is an asteroid discovered in 1999. ...
Omissions Many of these values were taken directly from the appropriate Wikipedia article. Some were taken from the Planetary Fact Sheets. The mass of 20000 Varuna was estimated based on values given at [1] for its diameter and density. Several large objects (such as (136472) 2005 FY9 and 28978 Ixion) are not listed because their masses are not yet given on their main articles. 24 Themis is not listed because of controversy about its density (see Talk:24 Themis). Eris has been given an estimate based on its size and composition. (also written (136472) 2005 FY9) is a very large Kuiper belt object, and one of the two largest among the population in the classical KBO orbits. ...
28978 Ixion (IPA pronunciation: , Wiktionary:Ixion) is a Kuiper belt object discovered on May 22, 2001. ...
24 Themis (thee-mÉs, them-És (key)) is one of the largest Main belt asteroids. ...
Eris (IPA or ), officially designated 136199 Eris, is the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system. ...
References - ^ Astronomical bodies form into rounded shapes (oblate spheroids) when the gravity of their own mass is sufficient to overcome the structural stength of their intrinsic materials and the friction between those materials. This is called gravitational collapse.
- ^ "Sun Fact Sheet"
- ^ M.E. Brown and E.L. Schaller (2007). "The Mass of Dwarf Planet Eris". Science 316 (5831). doi:10.1126/science.1139415.
- ^ http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:6ITCa-6NKw4J:www.spds.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/asteroidfact.html+1620+Geographos+mass&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=5
- ^ a b c d e Based on an assumed density of 2.6 g/cm³ as given at the NASA NEO impact risk page http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/index.html
Oblate also refers to a member of the Roman Catholic religious order of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, or in some cases to a lay or religious person who has officially associated himself (or herself) with a monastic community such as the Benedictines for reasons of personal enrichment without...
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
A digital object identifier (or DOI) is a standard for persistently identifying a piece of intellectual property on a digital network and associating it with related data, the metadata, in a structured extensible way. ...
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