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2. List of hypothetical Solar System objects - Wikipedia

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   Planet V, a planet thought by John Chambers and Jack Lissauer to have once existed between Mars and the asteroid belt, based on computer simulations. Various planets beyond Neptune: Planet Nine, a planet proposed to explain apparent alignments in the orbits of a number of distant trans-Neptunian objects. Planet X, a hypothetical planet beyond ...

3. List of exomoon candidates - Wikipedia

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   J1407) in 2007, may have a few moons based on gaps observed in its circumstellar disk or ring system. [1] Later studies have since found that J1407b is most likely a free-floating sub-brown dwarf or rogue planet, possibly less than 6 Jupiter masses. [2] 2012 — The confirmed hot Jupiter planet WASP-12b may also possess a moon. [3]

4. List of natural satellites - Wikipedia

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   Moons are classed into two separate categories according to their orbits: regular moons, which have prograde orbits (they orbit in the direction of their planets' rotation) and lie close to the plane of their equators, and irregular moons, whose orbits can be pro- or retrograde (against the direction of their planets' rotation) and often lie at ...

5. Astronomers Find New Mysterious Moons in Our Solar System ...

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   There are 293 confirmed moons in our cosmic neighborhood. By studying these worlds, astronomers hope to learn about ancient asteroid collisions, space volcanoes, and the origins of life itself.

6. List of proper names of exoplanets - Wikipedia

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   First extrasolar planet discovered by indirect imaging (visible light) Found in 2020 to be a debris cloud from a collision of asteroids rather than a planet 2015 NameExoWorlds Tadmor: Ancient Palmyrene and modern Arabic name for Palmyra: Gamma Cephei A (Errai) 1.85 903.3 2.05 radial vel. 2003 45.0 1.4 2015 NameExoWorlds Meztli

7. List of former planets - Wikipedia

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   Following the acceptance of the Copernican model, planets were defined as objects which orbit the Sun. Since the Moon can be said to orbit the Earth, it was no longer regarded as a planet, but this is debated; see double planet. [5] [6] [7] Io: 1610 1700s Moons of Jupiter: Originally presented as satellite planets orbiting the planet Jupiter ...

8. Mini-moon missions at the ready - AOL

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   When they're mini-moons, that's a prime opportunity. Earth's new mini-moon belongs to a group of promising targets for future asteroid miners trying to send humans on deep-space missions Skip to ...

9. Astronomers discover 3 previously unknown moons orbiting ...

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   The outer moons orbiting all the giant planets across our solar system — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — share similar configurations. “Even Uranus, which is tipped on its side, has a ...