Natural satellite
A natural satellite or moon is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet or minor planet (or sometimes another small Solar System body ).
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A natural satellite or moon is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet or minor planet (or sometimes another small Solar System body ). |
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A natural satellite or moon is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet or minor planet (or sometimes another small Solar System body ). |
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In the Solar System there are 178 known natural satellites [1] [2] which orbit within 6 planetary satellite systems . In addition, several other objects are known to have satellites, including four IAU -listed dwarf planets: Pluto , Haumea , Makemake , and Eris . [3] As of January 2012 [update] , over 200 minor-planet moons have been discovered. [4] There are 76 known objects in the asteroid belt with satellites (five with two each), four Jupiter trojans , 39 near-Earth objects (two with two satellites each), and 14 Mars-crossers . [4] There are also 84 known natural satellites of trans-Neptunian objects . [4] Some 150 additional small bodies have been observed within the rings of Saturn , but only a few were tracked long enough to establish orbits. Planets around other stars are likely to have satellites as well, and although numerous candidates have been detected to date, none have yet been confirmed. |
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A natural satellite is a celestial body that orbits another celestial body of greater mass (e.g., a planet , star or dwarf planet ), which is called its primary . [1] [2] For example, the Moon is a natural satellite of Earth, Earth is a natural satellite of the Sun and the Sun is a natural satellite of the Milky Way Galaxy. |
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A natural satellite , or moon , is a celestial body that orbits another body, e.g. a planet , which is called its primary . There are 173 known natural satellites orbiting planets in the Solar System , [1] [2] as well as at least eight orbiting IAU-listed dwarf planets. [3] As of January 2012 [update] , over 200 minor-planet moons have been discovered. [4] There are 76 known objects in the asteroid belt with satellites (five with two satellites each), four Jupiter trojans , 39 near-Earth objects (two with two satellites each), and 14 Mars-crossers . [4] There are also 84 known natural satellites of trans-Neptunian objects . [4] Some 150 additional small bodies have been observed within rings of Saturn , but only a few were tracked long enough to establish orbits. Planets around other stars are likely to have satellites as well, though numerous candidates have been detected to date, none have yet been confirmed. |
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A natural satellite , or moon , is a celestial body that orbits another body, e.g. a planet , which is called its primary . There are 173 known natural satellites orbiting planets in the Solar System , [1] [2] as well as at least eight orbiting IAU-listed dwarf planets. [3] As of January 2012 [update] , over 200 minor-planet moons have been discovered. [4] There are 76 known objects in the asteroid belt with satellites (five with two satellites each), four Jupiter trojans , 39 near-Earth objects (two with two satellites each), and 14 Mars-crossers . [4] There are also 84 known natural satellites of trans-Neptunian objects . [4] Some 150 additional small bodies have been observed within rings of Saturn , but only a few were tracked long enough to establish orbits. Planets around other stars are likely to have satellites as well, though numerous candidates have been detected to date, none have yet been confirmed. |
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A natural satellite , moon , or secondary planet is a celestial body that orbits a planet or smaller body, which is called its primary . |
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A natural satellite or moon is a celestial body that orbits a planet or smaller body, which is called its primary . The two terms are used synonymously for non-artificial satellites of planets, of dwarf planets , and of minor planets . |
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A natural satellite or moon is a celestial body that orbits a planet or smaller body, which is called its primary . The two terms are used synonymously for non-artificial satellites of planets, dwarf planets , and minor planets . |
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A natural satellite or moon is a celestial body that orbits a planet or smaller body, which is called the primary . Technically, the term natural satellite could refer to a planet orbiting a star , or a dwarf galaxy orbiting a major galaxy, but it is normally synonymous with moon and used to identify non-artificial satellites of planets, dwarf planets , and minor planets . |
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A natural satellite or moon is a celestial body that orbits a planet or smaller body, which is called the primary . Technically, the term natural satellite could refer to a planet orbiting a star , or a dwarf galaxy orbiting a major galaxy, but it is normally synonymous with moon and used to identify non-artificial satellites of planets, dwarf planets , and minor planets . |
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A natural satellite or moon is an celestial body that orbits another celestial body, planet or smaller, which is called the primary . Technically, the term natural satellite could refer to a planet orbiting a star , or a dwarf galaxy orbiting a major galaxy, but it is normally synonymous with moon and used to identify non-artificial satellites of planets, dwarf planets , and minor planets . (There are no known natural satellites of moons.) Bodies as small as 1-2km have been named moons, and clumps a tenth that size (which may not be solid bodies) within Saturn's rings have been called moonlets, but there is no established lower limit on what is considered a moon. |
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A natural satellite is an object that orbits a planet or other body larger than itself and which is not man-made. Such objects are often called moons . Technically, the term could also refer to a planet orbiting a star , or even to a star orbiting a galactic center , but these uses are rare. Instead, the term is normally used to identify non-artificial satellites of planets, dwarf planets , or minor planets . |
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The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets . There are at least 140 moons within Earth 's solar system , and presumably many others orbiting the planets of other stars. |
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The term moon (never capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets . There are, at least, 102 moons within Earth 's solar system , and presumably many others orbiting the planets of other stars. Typically the larger gas giants have extensive systems of moons. Mercury and Venus have no moons at all, Earth has one large moon, Mars has two tiny moons, and Pluto a large companion called Charon (sometimes considered to be a double planet ). |
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