Extrasolar object
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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"
- Extrasolar asteroid, with one identified as of 2013, orbiting GD 61
- Extrasolar X-ray source astrometry
- Discoveries of extrasolar planets
- Extrasolar X-ray source astrometry
- Extrasolar planetary science, also called exoplanetology
- Geneva Extrasolar Planet Search
- List of extrasolar planet extremes
- List of extrasolar planet firsts
- List of unconfirmed extrasolar planets
- Methods of detecting extrasolar planets
- Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search
- Sudarsky extrasolar planet classification
- Systemic (amateur extrasolar planet search project)
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