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Reference entries for the Sun, planets, moons, dwarf planets and small bodies of the solar system, held here as the atlas's own record of what these objects are, alongside the missions, spacecraft and observers that studied them.

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NASA Solar System Exploration
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Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Oberon, Oberon (moon), Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Milky Way (Wikipedia)
Contains: Milky Way, Milky Way, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Alpha Centauri (Wikipedia)
Contains: Alpha Centauri, Alpha Centauri, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
TON 618 (Wikipedia)
Contains: TON 618, TON 618, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Vega (Wikipedia)
Contains: Vega, Vega, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
99942 Apophis (Wikipedia)
Contains: Apophis, 99942 Apophis, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Messier 87 (Wikipedia)
Contains: Messier 87, Messier 87, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Wikipedia: Phobos (moon)
Contains: Phobos, Phobos (moon), Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Arcturus (Wikipedia)
Contains: Arcturus, Arcturus, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Antares (Wikipedia)
Contains: Antares, Antares, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Wikipedia: Deimos (moon)
Contains: Deimos, Deimos (moon), Wikipedia summaryView the Source
TRAPPIST-1 (Wikipedia)
Contains: TRAPPIST-1, TRAPPIST-1, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Kepler-452b (Wikipedia)
Contains: Kepler-452b, Kepler-452b, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Large Magellanic Cloud (Wikipedia)
Contains: Large Magellanic Cloud, Large Magellanic Cloud, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Rigel (Wikipedia)
Contains: Rigel, Rigel, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Altair (Wikipedia)
Contains: Altair, Altair, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Barnard's Star (Wikipedia)
Contains: Barnard's Star, Barnard's Star, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Aldebaran (Wikipedia)
Contains: Aldebaran, Aldebaran, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Triangulum Galaxy (Wikipedia)
Contains: Triangulum Galaxy, Triangulum Galaxy, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Cygnus X-1 (Wikipedia)
Contains: Cygnus X-1, Cygnus X-1, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Eagle Nebula (Wikipedia)
Contains: Eagle Nebula, Eagle Nebula, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
486958 Arrokoth (Wikipedia)
Contains: Arrokoth, 486958 Arrokoth, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Canopus (Wikipedia)
Contains: Canopus, Canopus, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Wikipedia: Rhea (moon)
Contains: Rhea, Rhea (moon), Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Helix Nebula (Wikipedia)
Contains: Helix Nebula, Helix Nebula, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Wikipedia: Tethys (moon)
Contains: Tethys, Tethys (moon), Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Deneb (Wikipedia)
Contains: Deneb, Deneb, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Kepler-186f (Wikipedia)
Contains: Kepler-186f, Kepler-186f, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
UY Scuti (Wikipedia)
Contains: UY Scuti, UY Scuti, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
101955 Bennu (Wikipedia)
Contains: Bennu, 101955 Bennu, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Proxima Centauri b (Wikipedia)
Contains: Proxima Centauri b, Proxima Centauri b, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Wikipedia: 16 Psyche
Contains: Psyche, 16 Psyche, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Whirlpool Galaxy (Wikipedia)
Contains: Whirlpool Galaxy, Whirlpool Galaxy, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
433 Eros (Wikipedia)
Contains: Eros, 433 Eros, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Eta Carinae (Wikipedia)
Contains: Eta Carinae, Eta Carinae, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Wikipedia: Phoebe (moon)
Contains: Phoebe, Phoebe (moon), Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Wikipedia: Hyperion (moon)
Contains: Hyperion, Hyperion (moon), Wikipedia summaryView the Source
VY Canis Majoris (Wikipedia)
Contains: VY Canis Majoris, VY Canis Majoris, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Wikipedia: Dione (moon)
Contains: Dione, Dione (moon), Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Ring Nebula (Wikipedia)
Contains: Ring Nebula, Ring Nebula, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Sombrero Galaxy (Wikipedia)
Contains: Sombrero Galaxy, Sombrero Galaxy, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Carina Nebula (Wikipedia)
Contains: Carina Nebula, Carina Nebula, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Wikipedia: 3 Juno
Contains: Juno, 3 Juno, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Cat's Eye Nebula (Wikipedia)
Contains: Cat's Eye Nebula, Cat's Eye Nebula, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Horsehead Nebula (Wikipedia)
Contains: Horsehead Nebula, Horsehead Nebula, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Wikipedia: Pollux (star)
Contains: Pollux, Pollux (star), Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Wikipedia: Ariel (moon)
Contains: Ariel, Ariel (moon), Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Centaurus A (Wikipedia)
Contains: Centaurus A, Centaurus A, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
TRAPPIST-1e (Wikipedia)
Contains: TRAPPIST-1e, TRAPPIST-1e, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Pinwheel Galaxy (Wikipedia)
Contains: Pinwheel Galaxy, Pinwheel Galaxy, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Small Magellanic Cloud (Wikipedia)
Contains: Small Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Wikipedia: 10 Hygiea
Contains: Hygiea, 10 Hygiea, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Wolf 359 (Wikipedia)
Contains: Wolf 359, Wolf 359, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
162173 Ryugu (Wikipedia)
Contains: Ryugu, 162173 Ryugu, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Umbriel (Wikipedia)
Contains: Umbriel, Umbriel, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Tarantula Nebula (Wikipedia)
Contains: Tarantula Nebula, Tarantula Nebula, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
51 Pegasi b (Wikipedia)
Contains: 51 Pegasi b, 51 Pegasi b, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Achernar (Wikipedia)
Contains: Achernar, Achernar, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
Comet Hyakutake (Wikipedia)
Contains: Comet Hyakutake, Comet Hyakutake, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
WASP-12b (Wikipedia)
Contains: WASP-12b, WASP-12b, Wikipedia summaryView the Source
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