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...same direction as seen from the Sun. Opposition occurs only for [[superior planets]] (see the diagram). ...y)|conjunction]] with the Sun. An inferior conjunction occurs when the two planets align on the same side of the [[Sun]]. At inferior conjunction, the superio ...

...inner [[Solar System]].<ref name="st0811">Alycia J. Weinberger, "Building Planets in Disks of Chaos" in ''[[Sky & Telescope]]'', November 2008, p. 37.</ref> {{Portal bar|Astronomy|Stars|Spaceflight|Outer space|Solar System}} ...

...tem bodies (H)|H]] of 26.7, and an albedo 4-15%.{{efn|[[Absolute magnitude#Planets as diffuse spheres]] <math display="block">D = \frac{1329}{\sqrt{p}} \times <!--use upon numbering: {{Minor planets navigator | |number=? |PageName={{mp|(?) 2022 YG|}} | }} --> ...

....jpg|thumb|510x510px|Though differing in size and temperature, terrestrial planets of the Solar System were reported to have high Earth Similarity Index value ...rankings. The webpage also ranks what it describes as the habitability of planets and moons according to three criteria: the location in the habitable zone, ...

...lanets are likely [[terrestrial planet]]s, somewhat larger than Earth. The outer planet LP 890-9 c orbits within the [[habitable zone]], and is a favorable ...www.newscientist.com/article/2337024-two-potentially-habitable-super-earth-planets-have-been-discovered/ |access-date=8 September 2022 |work=New Scientist |da ...

...ebble accretion in the inner Solar System resulting in smaller terrestrial planets, a small mass of [[Mars]] and a low mass asteroid belt. ...rechts|first1=M.|last2=Johansen|first2=A.|title=Forming the cores of giant planets from the radial pebble flux in protoplanetary discs|journal=Astronomy & Ast ...

...stems, and hypothesised motions in the liquid [[nickel-iron]] [[outer core|outer core of the Earth]]. ...on revolves around the Earth. Basically, there are also torques from other planets that cause planetary precession which contributes to about 2% of the total ...

...stony Koronian [[asteroid]] and [[Binary asteroid|binary system]] from the outer regions of the [[asteroid belt]], approximately 4.6 kilometers in diameter. ...named after [[158&nbsp;Koronis]]. It orbits the Sun in the [[Kirkwood gap|outer]] main-belt at a distance of 2.8–2.9&nbsp;[[Astronomical unit|AU]] once eve ...

...ughnut]] shape. While no firm theoretical understanding as to how toroidal planets could [[Planetary formation|form naturally]] is necessarily known, the shap ...d matter such as the typical [[silicate]]-[[ferrous]] composition of rocky planets [[Lane–Emden equation|behaves fluidly]], and satisfies the condition for ev ...

| discovery_method = [[Methods of detecting extrasolar planets#Radial velocity|Radial velocity]] ([[European Southern Observatory]]) ...ial velocity data. Since red dwarfs emit little [[ultraviolet]] light, the planets likely receive minimal amounts of ultraviolet radiation. ...

...sics-based secular variation candidate models for the IGRF |journal=Earth, Planets and Space |date=December 2021 |volume=73 |issue=1 |pages=190 |doi=10.1186/s ...odeling geomagnetic spikes: the Levantine Iron Age anomaly |journal=Earth, Planets and Space |date=2023 |volume=75 |issue=133 |doi=10.1186/s40623-023-01880-x ...

...wing it up and refining its orbit. It is expected to come to [[Opposition (planets)|opposition]] in the [[constellation]] of [[Aries (constellation)|Aries]] a ...as of March 2018.<ref name="jpl-Q89" /> This distance is about double the outer limit of the torus-shaped [[Kuiper belt]] that lies outside Neptune's orbit ...

Color indices can also be determined for other celestial bodies, such as planets and moons: ...rst = G. |title = UBV: Subroutine to Compute Photometric Magnitudes of the Planets and Their Satellites |type = Technical report |publisher = [[Jet Propulsion ...

...|date=5 November 2007|access-date=2016-09-28}}</ref> Because new stars and planets form from gases, the cosmic winds that push the gases away are preventing n {{Portal bar|Astronomy|Stars|Outer space|Solar System}} ...

...-a8c5-9bc40a4cb9a0 }}</ref> The apsidal precessions of the Earth and other planets are the result of a plethora of phenomena, of which a part remained difficu ...2011">{{cite book|author=David M. Kipping|title=The Transits of Extrasolar Planets with Moons|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qXVi-zJ__7cC&pg=PA84|acces ...

{{Short description|Coordinate system for planets}} {{see also|Prime meridian (planets)}} ...

...ronology of the accretion and early evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets|journal=Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta|volume=73|issue=17|pages=5150–5188| ...the planet. As such, by looking at how much tungsten-182 is present in the outer layers of a planet, relative to other isotopes of tungsten, the time of dif ...

{{Short description|Outer moon of Uranus}} ...[[perturbation (astronomy)|perturbed]] by the gravity of the Sun and other planets.<ref name="Brozovic2022"/>{{rp|page=2}} This results in significant changes ...

...round the youngest stars, they are the reservoirs of material out of which planets may form. Around mature stars, they indicate that [[planetesimal]] formatio *[[Hills cloud]]; only the inner [[Oort cloud]] has a toroid-like shape. The outer Oort cloud is more spherical in shape. ...

...will change during one revolution due to gravitational perturbations from planets. --> ...ed apparently close to Mars on October 15. The comet came to [[Opposition (planets)|opposition]] at 178° from the Sun on March 14, 2011<ref name="Marcus2011"/ ...