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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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67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, Celestial Objects
Aldebaran, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Alpha Centauri, Celestial Objects
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Altair, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Andromeda Galaxy, Celestial Objects
Antares, Celestial Objects
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Apophis, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Arcturus, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Arrokoth, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Asteroid Belt, Celestial Objects
Barnard's Star, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Bennu, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Betelgeuse, Celestial Objects
Callisto, Celestial Objects
Canopus, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Ceres, Celestial Objects
Charon, Celestial Objects
Comet Hale-Bopp, Celestial Objects
Comet NEOWISE, Celestial Objects
Crab Nebula, Celestial Objects
Cygnus X-1, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Deimos, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Deneb, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Eagle Nebula, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Earth, Celestial Objects
Enceladus, Celestial Objects
Eris, Celestial Objects
Europa, Celestial Objects
Ganymede, Celestial Objects
Halley's Comet, Celestial Objects
Haumea, Celestial Objects
Helix Nebula, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Iapetus, Celestial Objects
Io, Celestial Objects
Jupiter, Celestial Objects
Kepler-186f, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Kepler-452b, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Kuiper Belt, Celestial Objects
Large Magellanic Cloud, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Makemake, Celestial Objects
Mars, Celestial Objects
Mercury, Celestial Objects
Messier 87, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Milky Way, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Mimas, Celestial Objects
Miranda, Celestial Objects
Neptune, Celestial Objects
Oort Cloud, Celestial Objects
Orion Nebula, Celestial Objects
'Oumuamua, Celestial Objects
Pallas, Celestial Objects
Phobos, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Pluto, Celestial Objects
Polaris, Celestial Objects
Proxima Centauri, Celestial Objects
Proxima Centauri b, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Rhea, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Rigel, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Sagittarius A*, Celestial Objects
Saturn, Celestial Objects
Sirius, Celestial Objects
Sun, Celestial Objects
Tethys, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
The Moon, Celestial Objects
Titan, Celestial Objects
Titania, Celestial Objects
TON 618, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
TRAPPIST-1, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Triangulum Galaxy, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Triton, Celestial Objects
Uranus, Celestial Objects
UY Scuti, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Vega, Celestial Objects
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Venus, Celestial Objects
Vesta, Celestial Objects
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NASA Solar System Exploration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Milky Way, Milky Way, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Alpha Centauri, Alpha Centauri, Wikipedia summary
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Wikimedia FoundationContains: TON 618, TON 618, Wikipedia summary
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Wikimedia FoundationContains: Vega, Vega, Wikipedia summary
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Wikimedia FoundationContains: Apophis, 99942 Apophis, Wikipedia summary
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Wikimedia FoundationContains: Messier 87, Messier 87, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Phobos, Phobos (moon), Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Arcturus, Arcturus, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Antares, Antares, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Deimos, Deimos (moon), Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: TRAPPIST-1, TRAPPIST-1, Wikipedia summary
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Wikimedia FoundationContains: Kepler-452b, Kepler-452b, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Large Magellanic Cloud, Large Magellanic Cloud, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Rigel, Rigel, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Altair, Altair, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Barnard's Star, Barnard's Star, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Aldebaran, Aldebaran, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Triangulum Galaxy, Triangulum Galaxy, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Cygnus X-1, Cygnus X-1, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Eagle Nebula, Eagle Nebula, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Arrokoth, 486958 Arrokoth, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Canopus, Canopus, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Rhea, Rhea (moon), Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Helix Nebula, Helix Nebula, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Tethys, Tethys (moon), Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Deneb, Deneb, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Kepler-186f, Kepler-186f, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: UY Scuti, UY Scuti, Wikipedia summary
Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationContains: Bennu, 101955 Bennu, Wikipedia summary
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Wikimedia FoundationContains: Proxima Centauri b, Proxima Centauri b, Wikipedia summary
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