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* Extrasolar asteroid, with one identified as of 2013, orbiting [[GD 61]] |
* Extrasolar asteroid, with one identified as of 2013, orbiting [[GD 61]] |
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Some Solar System object classes, such as [[Kuiper Belt]] objects, [[minor planet]]s |
Some Solar System object classes, such as [[Kuiper Belt]] objects, [[minor planet]]s, [[dwarf planet]]s and [[Trans-Neptunian object]]s have not been detected outside the Solar System. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 18:50, 13 October 2013
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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 planet, also called an "exoplanet"
- Extrasolar moon, also called an "exomoon"
- Exocomet, an extrasolar comet
- Extrasolar asteroid, with one identified as of 2013, orbiting GD 61
Some Solar System object classes, such as Kuiper Belt objects, minor planets, dwarf planets and Trans-Neptunian objects have not been detected outside the Solar System.
See also
- Extraterrestrial, referring to objects or phenomena existing within the Solar System, but not on Earth
- Extragalactic astronomy, the study of objects outside the Milky Way Galaxy