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'''''Extrasolar''''' (From '''extra''', Latin for outside or beyond, and '''solar''', Latin for the [[Sun]]) is a term applied to any object that exists outside the [[Solar System]]. It is not applied to stars, or any other celestial object that is larger than a star or the Solar System, such as a [[galaxy]]. It is only used for objects which are also found in the Solar System. The terms for extrasolar examples of Solar System bodies are:
'''''Extrasolar''''' (From '''extra''', Latin for outside or beyond, and '''solar''', Latin for the [[Sun]]) is a term applied to any object that exists outside the [[Solar System]]. It is not applied to stars, or any other celestial object that is larger than a star or the Solar System, such as a [[galaxy]]. It is only used for objects which are also found in the Solar System. The terms for extrasolar examples of Solar System bodies are:


* [[Extrasolar planet]], also called a "exoplanet"
* [[Extrasolar planet]], also called an "exoplanet"
* [[Extrasolar moon]], also called "exomoon"
* [[Extrasolar moon]], also called an "exomoon"
* Extrasolar asteroid, with one identified as of 2013, orbiting [[GD 61]]
* Extrasolar asteroid, with one identified as of 2013, orbiting [[GD 61]]
* [[Extrasolar X-ray source astrometry]]
* [[Extrasolar X-ray source astrometry]]

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Extrasolar (From extra, Latin for outside or beyond, and solar, Latin for the Sun) is a term applied to any object that exists outside the Solar System. It is not applied to stars, or any other celestial object that is larger than a star or the Solar System, such as a galaxy. It is only used for objects which are also found in the Solar System. The terms for extrasolar examples of Solar System bodies are: