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{{Short description|Outer moon of Neptune}} | apsis = neptune ...

{{Short description|Outer moon of Neptune}} | apsis = neptune ...

{{Short description|Outer moon of Uranus}} ...ef name="cneos-diameter"/> Given H {{=}} 13.7 and assuming an albedo range of 0.04–0.10, the diameter range is {{val|8|-|12|u=km}}.}}<br>8 km<ref name="S ...

{{Short description|Ratio of gravitational forces on a satellite from the Sun and host planet}} ...ral satellite]]. The term was coined by [[Isaac Asimov]] in ''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'' in 1963.<ref name="Asimov">{{cite book |first ...

{{short description|Set of gravitationally bound objects in orbit}} ...wn in order of their distance.| caption1 = Saturn, its rings and major icy moons—from Mimas to Rhea.}} ...

...tude and latitude. The [[prime meridian]] is the centre of the [[near side of the Moon]].]] ...Planetocentric and planetographic coordinates }}</ref> is a generalization of the [[geographic coordinate system|geographic]], [[geodetic coordinate syst ...

...0|km|mi}} and {{cvt|140|km|mi}}, orbit each other at a separation distance of roughly {{cvt|2600|km|mi}}. ...necessarily reflect its discovery date but is rather derived from the date of observation on which the object was first recognized.<ref name="HowNamed"/> ...

| caption = Artist's conception of the Kepler-46 system showing the two planets. Planet b transits its star, t ...ub>10</sub> of the relative abundance of iron in the measured star to that of the Sun.</ref> ...

{{short description|Geologic structure and composition of Triton}} ...|270px|alt=Image of Triton's surface |''[[Voyager 2]]'' image of a section of Triton's unusual cantaloupe terrain, cross-cut by [[Slidr Sulci]] and Tano ...

{{Short description|The color of an astronomical object}} ...}}</ref> while the [[red giant]] and [[carbon star]] [[R Leporis]] has one of the largest, at +5.74.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VizieR |url=http://webviz.u-st ...

...n]], [[Uranus]] and [[Neptune]]. Jupiter's diameter is about 11 times that of the Earth's and the Sun's diameter is about 10 times Jupiter's. The planets ...ource of information that expressed the way the people of the time thought of the Solar System. ...

{{Short description|Moon of Orcus}} ...y2019"/>{{rp|page=67}} subtracting this angle from the ecliptic north pole of +90° gives the inclination with respect to the ecliptic: ''i'' {{=}} +90° – ...

{{About|the planet|the Roman god|Neptune (mythology)|other uses}} | name = Neptune ...

| caption = Low-resolution [[Hubble Space Telescope]] image of Quaoar and its moon [[Weywot]], February 2006 ...uaoar (mythology)|Qua-o-ar / Kwawar]]<ref name="Schmadel2006"/><br/>(deity of the [[Tongva people]]) ...

{{short description|Temperature of a planet when approximated as radiating as a black body}} ...heated only by its parent [[star]]. In this model, the presence or absence of an [[atmosphere]] (and therefore any [[greenhouse effect]]) is irrelevant, ...

{{Short description|Branch of astronomy}} ...trum.jpg|thumb|Composite of a [[scanning electron microscope]] (SEM) photo of a dust particle collected by [[NASA]] in the [[stratosphere]] together with ...

{{History of the Netherlands}} The following list is composed of objects, concepts, phenomena and processes that were discovered or invented ...

...Planet Nine eclipsing the central Milky Way, with the Sun in the distance; Neptune's orbit is shown as a small ellipse around the Sun (See [[:File:Planet nine ...between 260 and 320 AU; this implies that the planet has an orbital period of 4,190 (260^1.5) to 5,720 (320^1.5) years.}} ...

{{Short description|States of matter for water as a solid}} ...svg|thumb|[[Semi-log plot|Log-lin]] pressure-temperature [[phase diagram]] of water. The [[Roman numeral]]s correspond to some ice phases listed below.]] ...

...y (LIBS)]] to accurately characterize the physical and chemical properties of these particles. ...d by [[triangulation (surveying)|triangulation]]. Atmospheric entry speeds of up to 72,000&nbsp;m/s have been observed for [[Leonid meteor shower|Leonid] ...