Extrasolar object

Template:Not to be confused withTemplate:UnreferencedTemplate:WiktionaryAn extrasolar object (Template:Ety) is an astronomical 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. The terms for extrasolar examples of Solar System bodies are:

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• Extrasolar planet, also called an "exoplanet"
• Extrasolar moon, also called an "exomoon"
• Exocomet, an extrasolar comet
• Exoasteroid, an extrasolar asteroid

Some Solar System object classes, such as 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
• Interstellar object, an object that has traveled through interstellar space, such as ʻOumuamua, the first known example
• List of artificial objects leaving the Solar System
• Planetary system, a set of gravitationally bound non-stellar objects in orbit around a star or star system
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