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  2. Lists of astronomical objects - Wikipedia

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    List of NGC objects. List of NGC objects (1–1000) List of NGC objects (1001–2000) List of NGC objects (2001–3000) List of NGC objects (3001–4000) List of NGC objects (4001–5000) List of NGC objects (5001–6000) List of NGC objects (6001–7000) List of NGC objects (7001–7840) List of IC objects; List of Messier objects; List of ...

  3. Astronomical naming conventions - Wikipedia

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    The letter following the category and year identifies the planet (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune; although no occurrence of the other planets is expected, Mars and Mercury are disambiguated through the use of Hermes for the latter). Pluto was designated by P prior to its recategorization as a dwarf planet. When the object is found around a ...

  4. Glossary of shapes with metaphorical names - Wikipedia

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    M-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter M (interchangeable with the W-shape) N-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter N (interchangeable with the Z-shape) O-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter O. O-ring; P-shape, the shape that resembles the capital letter P. P-trap, a P-shaped pipe under a sink or basin

  5. Glossary of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    A-type star In the Harvard spectral classification system, a class of main-sequence star having spectra dominated by Balmer absorption lines of hydrogen. Stars of spectral class A are typically blue-white or white in color, measure between 1.4 and 2.1 times the mass of the Sun, and have surface temperatures of 7,600–10,000 kelvin.

  6. List of named minor planets (alphabetical) - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of named minor planets in an alphabetical, case-insensitive order grouped by the first letter of their name. [a] [b] New namings, typically proposed by the discoverer and approved by the Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN) of the International Astronomical Union, are published nowadays in their WGSBN Bulletin and summarized in a dedicated list several times a year.

  7. List of Solar System objects - Wikipedia

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    Cubewanos (classical objects) Haumea, a dwarf planet. Namaka; Hiʻiaka; Quaoar, a dwarf planet. Weywot; Makemake, a dwarf planet (307261) 2002 MS 4; 120347 Salacia; 20000 Varuna; Scattered-disc objects Gonggong, a dwarf planet. Xiangliu; Eris, a dwarf planet. Dysnomia (84522) 2002 TC 302 (87269) 2000 OO 67; V774104; Detached objects. 2004 XR ...

  8. List of named minor planets: P - Wikipedia

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    This is a partial list of named minor planets, containing all those starting with the letter P, as of 1 July 2024. It is ordered in a case-insensitive, alphabetical manner and contains a total of 1,206 entries. Grey minor planets have no article and redirect to the list of minor planets instead (see List of minor planets § Main index).

  9. List of galaxies - Wikipedia

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    At the time, the most remote object was quasar OQ172, at z=3.53, found in 1974. [76] From 1964 to 1997, the title of most distant object in the universe were held by a succession of quasars. [83] That list is available at list of quasars. 3C 295: 1960– z=0.461 This is a radio galaxy. This was the remotest object known at time of discovery of ...