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This dimension sorts celestial objects by their basic kind, such as a planet, star, galaxy or comet. Wikipedia notes that "asteroids, moons, planets, and stars are astronomical bodies," while looser structures such as "planetary systems, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies" count as objects in the wider sense. Browsing by object type keeps similar kinds of objects grouped together.

Object Type
Filter Results39 entries

Asterisms and Star Clouds

Celestial Objects
2 entries

A-Type Main-Sequence Stars

Celestial Objects
2 entries

Binary and Double Star Systems

Celestial Objects
5 entries

Black Holes

Celestial Objects
2 entries

Blue and Yellow Supergiants

Celestial Objects
5 entries

Centaurs

Celestial Objects
2 entries

Dark Nebulae

Celestial Objects
2 entries

Dwarf Galaxies

Celestial Objects
2 entries

Elliptical Galaxies

Celestial Objects
10 entries

Emission, Reflection and Diffuse Nebulae

Celestial Objects
15 entries

Giant Planets

Celestial Objects
1 entry

Globular Clusters

Celestial Objects
30 entries

Hot Jupiters

Celestial Objects
3 entries

Hot White and Blue-White Stars

Celestial Objects
2 entries

Interstellar Visitors

Celestial Objects
2 entries

Irregular Galaxies

Celestial Objects
4 entries

Lenticular Galaxies

Celestial Objects
3 entries

Long-Period Comets

Celestial Objects
4 entries

Main-Belt Asteroids

Celestial Objects
8 entries

Moons of Earth and Mars

Celestial Objects
3 entries

Moons of Jupiter

Celestial Objects
5 entries

Moons of Neptune

Celestial Objects
3 entries

Moons of Pluto

Celestial Objects
3 entries

Moons of Saturn

Celestial Objects
13 entries

Moons of Uranus

Celestial Objects
5 entries

Near-Earth Asteroids

Celestial Objects
6 entries

Open Clusters

Celestial Objects
34 entries

Planetary Nebulae

Celestial Objects
9 entries

Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei

Celestial Objects
1 entry

Red Dwarfs

Celestial Objects
4 entries

Red Giants and Supergiants

Celestial Objects
8 entries

Rocky and Habitable-Zone Exoplanets

Celestial Objects
5 entries

Short-Period Comets

Celestial Objects
6 entries

Solar System Belts, Clouds and Small Trans-Neptunian Bodies

Celestial Objects
4 entries

Spiral Galaxies

Celestial Objects
37 entries

Supernova Remnants

Celestial Objects
2 entries

Terrestrial Planets

Celestial Objects
1 entry

Trans-Neptunian Dwarf Planets

Celestial Objects
8 entries

Triple and Higher-Order Star Systems

Celestial Objects
11 entries
Sources
NASA Solar System Exploration
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationView the Source
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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