Editing Astronomical object (section)

== Categories by location ==
{{See also|Lists of astronomical objects}}
{{See also|List of Solar System objects by size}}

The table below lists the general categories of bodies and objects by their location or structure.

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! rowspan=2 valign="middle"| Solar bodies
! colspan=3 | Extrasolar
! rowspan=2 valign="middle"| [[Observable universe]]
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! Simple bodies
! Compound objects
! Extended objects
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<div style="background-color: #ccffcc; border-top: 1px solid #00CC00; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">[[Solar System]]</div>
* [[Terrestrial planet]]
* [[Giant planet]]
** [[Gas giant]]
** [[Ice giant]]
* [[Heliosphere]]
* [[Oort cloud]]
** [[Hills Cloud]]
* [[Meteoroid]]
** [[Micrometeoroid]]
* [[Meteor]]
** [[Bolide]]
* [[Moons of the Solar System|Moons]]
** [[Moonlet]]s
** [[Subsatellite]]s {{small|(hypothet.)}}
* [[Minor planets]] {{small|(see below)}}
** [[Asteroid]]s
** [[Dwarf planet]]s
** [[Minor-planet moon|Moons]]
** [[Binary asteroid|Binaries]]
** [[Synestia]] {{small|(hypothet.)}}
* [[Planet]]s {{small|(see below)}}
** [[Ring system (astronomy)|Ring system]]
* [[Trans-Neptunian object]]s
* [[Small Solar System body]]
** [[Comet]]s
** [[Planetesimal]]
** [[Contact binary (small Solar System body)|Contact binary]]
* [[Sun]]

<div style="background-color: #ccffcc; border-top: 1px solid #00CC00; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">Planets</div>
* [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]
* [[Venus]]
* [[Earth]] – [[Moon]]
* [[Mars]] – [[Moons of Mars|moons]]
* [[Jupiter]] – [[Moons of Jupiter|moons]]
* [[Saturn]] – [[Moons of Saturn|moons]]
* [[Uranus]] – [[Moons of Uranus|moons]]
* [[Neptune]] – [[Moons of Neptune|moons]]

<div style="background-color: #ccffcc; border-top: 1px solid #00CC00; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">Dwarf planets</div>
* [[Pluto]] – [[Moons of Pluto|moons]]
* [[Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]] – [[Dysnomia (moon)|Dysnomia]]
* [[Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]]
* [[Makemake]] – [[S/2015 (136472) 1|moon]]
* [[Haumea]] – [[Moons of Haumea|moons]]
* [[Quaoar]] – [[Weywot (moon)|Weywot]]
* [[Orcus (dwarf planet)|Orcus]] – [[Vanth (moon)|Vanth]]
* [[Gonggong (dwarf planet)|Gonggong]] – [[Xiangliu (moon)|Xiangliu]]
* [[Sedna (dwarf planet)|Sedna]]
* [[List of possible dwarf planets|Others]]

<div style="background-color: #ccffcc; border-top: 1px solid #00CC00; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">Minor planets</div>
* [[Vulcanoid]]s {{small|(hypothet.)}}
* [[ꞌAylóꞌchaxnim asteroid|ꞌAylóꞌchaxnims]]
* [[Atira asteroid|Atiras]]
* [[Near-Earth object]]s
** [[Potentially hazardous object|PHO]]
** [[Arjuna asteroid|Arjunas]]
** [[Aten asteroid|Atens]]
** [[Apollo asteroid|Apollos]]
** [[Amor asteroid|Amors]]
* [[Mars-crosser asteroid|Mars-crossers]]
* [[Asteroid belt]] {{small|([[Asteroid family|families]])}}
** [[Alinda family|Alindas]]
** [[Cybele asteroids|Cybeles]]
** [[Eos family|Eos]]
** [[Flora family|Floras]]
** [[Hilda asteroid|Hildas]]
** [[Hungaria family|Hungarias]]
** [[Hygiea family|Hygieas]]
** [[Koronis family|Koronis]]
** [[Maria family|Marias]]
** [[Nysa family|Nysas]]
** [[Pallas asteroid|Pallas]]
** [[Phocaea family|Phocaeas]]
** [[Themis family|Themis]]
** [[Vesta family|Vesta]]
* [[Trojan (astronomy)|Trojans]]
** [[Earth trojan|Earth]]
** [[Mars trojan|Mars]]
** [[Jupiter trojan|Jupiter]]
** [[Uranus trojan|Uranus]]
** [[Neptune trojan|Neptune]]
* [[Centaur (minor planet)|Centaurs]]
** [[Damocloid]]s
* [[Kuiper belt]] objects
** [[Classical Kuiper-belt object|Classical KBOs]]
** [[Resonant trans-Neptunian object|Resonant TNOs]]
*** [[Plutino]]s {{small|(2:3)}}
*** [[Twotino]]s {{small|(1:2)}}
* [[Scattered disc]] objects
** [[Detached object]]s
* [[Sednoid]]s

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<div style="background-color: #FFCCCC; border-top: 1px solid #FF6666; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">[[Exoplanet]]s</div>
* [[Chthonian planet|Chthonian]] {{small|(theoret.)}}
* [[Earth analog]]
* [[Eccentric Jupiter]]
* [[Exomoon]]
** [[Tidally detached exomoon]]
* [[Exocomet]]
* [[Hot Jupiter]]
* [[Hot Neptune]]
* [[Interstellar planet|Rogue planet]]
* [[Ocean planet|Ocean]] {{small|(theoret.)}}
* [[Pulsar planet]]
* [[Super-Earth]]
* [[Tidally locked|Tidally locked planet]]
** [[Eyeball planet]] {{small|(theoret.)}}
* [[Toroidal planet]] {{small|(theoret.)}}
* [[Trojan planet|Trojan]] {{small|(theoret.)}}
* [[Ultra-short period planet|USP]]

<div style="background-color: #FFD9B3; border-top: 1px solid #FF870F; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">[[Brown dwarf]]s</div>
* Types
** [[Brown dwarf#Spectral class M|M]] {{·}} [[Brown dwarf#Spectral class L|L]] {{·}} [[Brown dwarf#Spectral class T|T]] {{·}} [[Brown dwarf#Spectral class Y|Y]]
* [[Sub-brown dwarf]]s

<div style="background-color: #FFFF99; border-top: 1px solid #FFC966; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">[[Star]]s {{small|(see sections below)}}</div>
* [[Stellar classification]]
* [[Stellar population]] {{small|III, II, I}}
* [[Peculiar star]]
* [[Stellar evolution]]
* [[Variable star]]
* [[Compact star]]

<div style="background-color: #FFFF99; border-top: 1px solid #FFC966; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">By luminosity / [[Stellar evolution|evolution]]</div>
* [[Protostar]]
* [[Young stellar object]]
* [[Pre-main-sequence star|Pre-main-sequence]]
* [[Main sequence]]
* [[Subdwarf]]s
* [[Subgiant]]s
* [[Giant star|Giants]]
** [[Red giant|Red]] / [[Blue giant|Blue]]
* [[Bright giant]]s
* [[Supergiant]]s
** [[Red supergiant|Red]] / [[Blue supergiant|Blue]]
* [[Hypergiant]]s
* [[Ultra-cool dwarf]]
*[[Quasi-star]] {{Small|(hypothet.)}} 
* Compact stars {{small|(see below)}}

<div style="background-color: #FFFF99; border-top: 1px solid #FFC966; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">[[Compact star]]s</div>
* [[Black hole]]
** [[Stellar black hole|Stellar]]
** [[Intermediate-mass black hole|Intermediate-mass]]
** [[Supermassive black hole|Supermassive]]
** [[Gamma ray burst|GRBs]]
** [[Binary black hole|BBHs]]
* [[Exotic star]] {{small|(hypothet.)}}
* [[Iron star]] {{small|(hypothet.)}}
* [[Neutron star]]
**[[Blitzar]] {{small|(hypothet.)}}
**[[Magnetar]]
** [[Pulsar]]
**[[Thorne–Żytkow object]] {{Small|(hypothet.)}}
* [[Planck star]] {{small|(hypothet.)}}
* [[Preon star]] {{small|(hypothet.)}}
* [[Quark star]] {{small|(hypothet.)}}
** [[Strange star]] {{small|(hypothet.)}}
* [[White dwarf]]
** [[Black dwarf]] {{small|(theoret.)}}

<div style="background-color: #FFFF99; border-top: 1px solid #FFC966; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">By [[peculiar star]]s</div>
* A-type
** [[Peculiar A-type star|Peculiar]] {{·}} [[Metallic A-type star|Metallic]]
* [[Barium star|Barium]]
* [[Blue straggler]]
* [[Carbon star|Carbon]]
* [[P Cygni star|P Cygni]]
* [[S-type star|S-type]]
* [[Shell star|Shell]]
* [[Wolf–Rayet star|Wolf–Rayet]]

<div style="background-color: #FFFF99; border-top: 1px solid #FFC966; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">[[Variable star|Variables]] – [[Variable star#Extrinsic variable stars|Extrinsic]]</div>
* [[Rotating variable|Rotating]]
** [[Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum star|Alpha2 CVn]]
** [[Rotating ellipsoidal variable|Ellipsoidal]]
* [[Eclipsing binary|Eclipsing binaries]]
** [[Algol variable|Algol]]
** [[Beta Lyrae]]
** [[W Ursae Majoris]]

<div style="background-color: #FFFF99; border-top: 1px solid #FFC966; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">[[Variable star|Variables]] – [[Variable star#Intrinsic variable stars|Intrinsic]]</div>
* [[Pulsating variable|Pulsating]]
** [[Cepheid variable|Cepheids]]
** [[W Virginis variable|W Virginis]]
** [[Delta Scuti variable|Delta Scuti]]
** [[RR Lyrae variable|RR Lyrae]]
** [[Mira variable|Mira]]
** [[Semiregular variable|Semiregular]]
** [[Irregular variable|Irregular]]
** [[Beta Cephei variable|Beta Cephei]]
** [[Alpha Cygni variable|Alpha Cygni]]
** [[RV Tauri variable|RV Tauri]]
* [[Eruptive variable]]s
** [[Flare star]]s
** [[T Tauri variable|T Tauri]]
** [[FU Orionis variable|FU Orionis]]
** [[R Coronae Borealis variable|RCr Borealis]]
** [[Luminous blue variable|Luminous blue]]
* [[Cataclysmic variable|Cataclysmic]]
** [[Symbiotic variable|Symbiotics]]
** [[Micronova]]
** [[Dwarf nova]]
** [[Nova]]
** [[Supernova]]
*** [[Supernova#Classification|Type:]] [[Type Ia supernova|Ia]] {{·}} [[Type Ib and Ic supernovae|Ib/c]] {{·}} [[Type II supernova|II]]
*** [[Hypernova]]
*** [[Gamma ray burst|GRBs]]
*** [[Failed supernova]]

<div style="background-color: #FFFF99; border-top: 1px solid #FFC966; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">By [[spectral type]]s</div>
* [[:Category:O-type stars|O]] {{small|(blue)}}
* [[:Category:B-type stars|B]] {{small|(blue-white)}}
* [[:Category:A-type stars|A]] {{small|(white)}}
* [[:Category:F-type stars|F]] {{small|(yellow-white)}}
* [[:Category:G-type stars|G]] {{small|(yellow)}}
* [[:Category:K-type stars|K]] {{small|(orange)}}
* [[:Category:M-type stars|M]] {{small|(red)}}

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<div style="background-color: #D4E2FC; border-top: 1px solid #5F92F2; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">Systems</div>
* [[Planetary system|Planetary]]
* [[Star system|Star]]
** [[Star|Stars in general]]
** [[Binary star|Binary]] {{small|(see below)}}
** [[Triple star system|Triples]]
** [[Star system#Higher multiplicities|Higher order]]

<div style="background-color: #D4E2FC; border-top: 1px solid #5F92F2; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">[[Binary star]]s</div>
* By observation
** [[Optical binary|Optical]]
** [[Visual binary|Visual]]
** [[Astrometric binary|Astrometric]]
** [[Spectroscopic binary|Spectroscopic]]
** [[Eclipsing binary|Eclipsing]]
* Close binaries
** [[Detached binary|Detached]]
** [[Semidetached binary|Semidetached]]
** [[Contact binary|Contact]]
* [[X-ray binary|X-ray]]
** [[X-ray burster|Burster]]

<div style="background-color: #D4E2FC; border-top: 1px solid #5F92F2; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">Stellar groupings</div>
* [[Star cluster]]
** [[Stellar association]]
** [[Open cluster|Open]]
** [[Globular cluster|Globular]]
** [[Hypercompact stellar system|Hypercompact]]
* [[Constellation]]
* [[Asterism (astronomy)|Asterism]]

<div style="background-color: #D4E2FC; border-top: 1px solid #5F92F2; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">Galaxies</div>
* [[Galaxy|Galaxies in general]]
* [[Galaxy groups and clusters|Group and cluster]]
* [[Satellite galaxy]]
* [[Supercluster]]
* By component
** [[Galactic bulge|Bulge]]
** [[Spiral arm]]
** [[Thin disk]]
** [[Thick disk]]
** [[Galactic halo|Halo]]
** [[Galactic corona|Corona]]
** [[Tidal tail]]
** [[Stellar stream]]
* By [[Galaxy morphology|morphology]]
** [[Spiral galaxy|Spiral]]
** [[Barred spiral galaxy|Barred spiral]]
** [[Lenticular galaxy|Lenticular]]
** [[Elliptical galaxy|Elliptical]]
** [[Ring galaxy|Ring]]
** [[Irregular galaxy|Irregular]]
* By size
** [[Brightest cluster galaxy|Brightest cluster]]
** [[Giant elliptical galaxy|Giant elliptical]]
** [[Dwarf galaxy|Dwarf]]
* By type
** [[Protogalaxy]]
** [[Starburst galaxy|Starburst]]
** [[Dark galaxy (astronomy)|Dark]]
** [[Active galaxy|Active]]
*** [[Radio galaxy|Radio]]
*** [[Seyfert galaxy|Seyfert]]
*** [[Quasar]]
**** [[Microquasar]]
*** [[Blazar]]
**** [[OVV quasar|OVV]]
** [[Red nugget]]
** [[Void galaxy]]

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<div style="background-color: #FFCCE6; border-top: 1px solid #FF339C; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">Discs and media</div>
* Interplanetary
** [[Interplanetary dust cloud|Dust cloud]]
** [[Interplanetary medium|Medium]]
** [[Interplanetary magnetic field|Magnetic field]]
* Stellar disc
** [[Accretion disc|Accretion]]
** [[Circumstellar disk|Circumstellar]]
*** [[Protoplanetary disk|Protoplanetary]]
*** [[Debris disk|Debris]]
* Interstellar
** [[Interstellar cloud|Cloud]]
** [[Interstellar medium|Medium]]
** [[Odd radio circle|ORCs]]
* Intergalactic
** [[Intergalactic dust|Dust]]
** [[Intergalactic medium|Medium]]
** [[Odd radio circle|ORCs]]
<div style="background-color: #FFCCE6; border-top: 1px solid #FF339C; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">[[Nebula]]e</div>
* [[Emission nebula|Emission]]
** [[Planetary nebula|Planetary]]
** [[Supernova remnant]]
** [[Plerion]]
** [[H II region]]
* [[Reflection nebula|Reflection]]
* [[Dark nebula]]e
** [[Molecular cloud]]
** [[Bok globule]]
** [[Proplyd]]
* [[H I region]]
<div style="background-color: #FFCCE6; border-top: 1px solid #FF339C; font-size: bigger; padding-left: 15px; margin: 12px -5px -5px -5px;">[[Cosmology|Cosmic]] scale</div>
* [[Cosmic microwave background|CMB]]
* [[Cosmic string]] {{small|(hypothet.)}}
* [[Dark matter]]
** [[Massive compact halo object|MACHO]]
** [[Weakly interacting massive particles|WIMP]]
* [[Domain wall (string theory)|Domain wall]] {{small|(hypothet.)}}
* [[Cosmic dust|Dust]]
* [[Filament (cosmology)|Filament]]
* [[Large Quasar Group|LQG]]
* [[Void (astronomy)|Void]]
**[[Supervoid]]

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