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{{Short description|None}} [[File:Euler-Diagram bodies in the Solar System.jpg|thumb|350x350px|[[Euler diagram]] showing the types of bodies orbiting the Sun]] The following is a '''list of [[Solar System]] objects by orbit''', ordered by increasing distance from the Sun. Most named objects in this list have a diameter of 500 km or more. *'''The [[Sun]], a [[spectral class]] [[G-type main-sequence star|G2V main-sequence star]]''' *'''The [[solar System#Inner Solar System|inner Solar System]] and the [[terrestrial planet]]s''' **'''[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]''' ***[[List of Mercury-crossing minor planets|Mercury-crossing minor planets]] **'''[[Venus]]''' ***[[List of Venus-crossing minor planets|Venus-crossing minor planets]] ****[[524522 Zoozve]], Venus' [[quasi-satellite]] **'''[[Earth]]''' ***[[Moon]] ***[[Near-Earth asteroid]]s ****{{mpl|2021 PH|27}} ****[[99942 Apophis]] ****[[433 Eros]] ***[[Earth trojan]]s ({{mpl|2010 TK|7}}) ***[[List of Earth-crossing asteroids|Earth-crosser asteroid]]s ****Earth's [[quasi-satellite]]s **'''[[Mars]]''' ***[[Deimos (moon)|Deimos]] ***[[Phobos (moon)|Phobos]] ***[[Mars trojan]]s ***[[List of Mars-crossing minor planets|Mars-crossing minor planets]] **[[Asteroid]]s in the [[asteroid belt]], between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter ***'''[[Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]]''', a [[dwarf planet]] ***[[2 Pallas|Pallas]] ***[[4 Vesta|Vesta]] ***[[10 Hygiea|Hygiea]] ***Asteroids number in the hundreds of thousands. For longer lists, see [[list of exceptional asteroids]], [[list of asteroids]], or [[list of Solar System objects by size]]. ****[[Asteroid moon]]s **A number of [[List of minor-planet groups#Other groups out to the orbit of Jupiter|smaller groups]] distinct from the asteroid belt *'''The [[Solar System#Outer Solar System|outer Solar System]] with the [[giant planet]]s, their satellites, trojan asteroids and some [[minor planet]]s''' **'''[[Jupiter]]''' ***[[Rings of Jupiter]] ***Complete list of [[Moons of Jupiter|Jupiter's natural satellites]] ****[[Galilean moons]] *****[[Io (moon)|Io]] *****[[Europa (moon)|Europa]] *****[[Ganymede (moon)|Ganymede]] *****[[Callisto (moon)|Callisto]] ***[[Jupiter trojan]]s ***[[List of Jupiter-crossing minor planets|Jupiter-crossing minor planets]] **'''[[Saturn]]''' ***[[Rings of Saturn]] ***Complete list of [[Moons of Saturn|Saturn's natural satellites]] ****[[Mimas (moon)|Mimas]] ****[[Enceladus (moon)|Enceladus]] ****[[Tethys (moon)|Tethys]] ([[trojan moon|trojans]]: [[Telesto (moon)|Telesto]] and [[Calypso (moon)|Calypso]]) ****[[Dione (moon)|Dione]] (trojans: [[Helene (moon)|Helene]] and [[Polydeuces (moon)|Polydeuces]]) ****[[Rhea (moon)|Rhea]] *****[[Rings of Rhea]] (largely disproven) ****[[Titan (moon)|Titan]] ****[[Hyperion (moon)|Hyperion]] ****[[Iapetus (moon)|Iapetus]] ****[[Phoebe (moon)|Phoebe]] ***[[Shepherd moon]]s ***[[List of Saturn-crossing minor planets|Saturn-crossing minor planets]] **'''[[Uranus]]''' ***[[Rings of Uranus]] ***Complete list of [[Moons of Uranus|Uranus's natural satellites]] ****[[Miranda (moon)|Miranda]] ****[[Ariel (moon)|Ariel]] ****[[Umbriel]] ****[[Titania (moon)|Titania]] ****[[Oberon (moon)|Oberon]] ***Uranus trojan ({{mpl|2011 QF|99}}) ***[[List of Uranus-crossing minor planets|Uranus-crossing minor planets]] **'''[[Neptune]]''' ***[[Rings of Neptune]] ***Complete list of [[Moons of Neptune|Neptune's natural satellites]] ****[[Proteus (moon)|Proteus]] ****[[Triton (moon)|Triton]] ****[[Nereid (moon)|Nereid]] ***[[Neptune trojan]]s ***[[List of Neptune-crossing minor planets|Neptune-crossing minor planets]] **Non-trojan [[minor planet]]s ***[[Centaur (planetoid)|Centaur]]s ***[[Damocloid asteroid|Damocloid]]s **[[Trans-Neptunian object]]s (beyond the orbit of Neptune) ***[[Kuiper belt|Kuiper-belt]] objects (KBOs) ****[[Plutino]]s *****'''[[Orcus (dwarf planet)|Orcus]]''', a [[dwarf planet]] ******[[Vanth (moon)|Vanth]] *****'''[[Pluto]]''', a [[dwarf planet]] ******Complete list of [[Moons of Pluto|Pluto's natural satellites]] *******[[Charon (moon)|Charon]] ****[[Twotino]]s ****[[Classical Kuiper belt object|Cubewano]]s (classical objects) *****'''{{dp|Haumea}}''', a [[dwarf planet]] ******[[Namaka (moon)|Namaka]] ******[[Hiʻiaka (moon)|Hiʻiaka]] *****'''{{dp|Quaoar}}''', a [[dwarf planet]] ******[[Weywot (moon)|Weywot]] *****'''{{Dp|Makemake}}''', a [[dwarf planet]] ******[[S/2015 (136472) 1]] *****{{mpl|(307261) 2002 MS|4}} *****[[120347 Salacia]] *****[[20000 Varuna]] *****[[174567 Varda]] ******[[Ilmarë]] ***[[Scattered disc|Scattered-disc]] objects ****'''[[Gonggong (dwarf planet)|Gonggong]]''', a [[dwarf planet]] *****[[Xiangliu (moon)|Xiangliu]] ****'''[[Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]]''', a [[dwarf planet]] *****[[Dysnomia (moon)|Dysnomia]] ****{{mpl|(84522) 2002 TC|302}} ****{{mpl|(87269) 2000 OO|67}} ****{{mpl|2015 TH|367}}/[[V774104]] ***[[Detached object]]s ****{{mpl|2004 XR|190}} ****{{mpl|2012 VP|113}} (possibly inner Oort cloud) ****'''[[Sedna (dwarf planet)|Sedna]]''', a [[dwarf planet]] (possibly inner Oort cloud) ***[[Oort cloud]] (hypothetical) ****[[Hills cloud|Hills cloud/inner Oort cloud]] ****[[Outer Oort cloud]] '''The Solar System also contains:''' *[[Comet]]s **[[List of periodic comets]] **[[List of near-parabolic comets]] *Small objects, including: **[[Meteoroid]]s **[[Cosmic dust|Interplanetary dust]] **[[Helium focusing cone]], around the Sun **Human-made objects orbiting the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Saturn, including active artificial [[satellite]]s and [[space debris|space junk]] *[[Heliosphere]], a bubble in space produced by the solar wind **[[Heliosheath]] ***[[Heliopause (astronomy)|Heliopause]] ***[[Heliosphere#Hypotheses|Hydrogen wall]], a pile up of hydrogen from the [[interstellar medium]]
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