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{{Short description|Any astronomical object that exists outside the Solar System}} {{wiktionary|extrasolar }} {{Not to be confused with|Interstellar object}} [[File:NASA-Exoplanet-WaterWorlds-20180817.jpg | thumb | right]] An '''''extrasolar object''''' ({{ety|la|extra|outside or beyond||solaris|of the [[Sun]]}}) is an [[astronomical object]] that exists outside the [[Solar System]]. It is not applied to stars, or any other celestial object that is larger than a star or the Solar System, such as a [[galaxy]]. The terms for extrasolar examples of Solar System bodies are: * [[Extrasolar planet]], also called an "exoplanet" * [[Extrasolar moon]], also called an "exomoon" * [[Exocomet]], an extrasolar comet * [[Exoasteroid]], an extrasolar asteroid Some Solar System object classes, such as [[minor planet]]s, [[dwarf planet]]s and [[Trans-Neptunian object]]s have not been detected outside the Solar System. ==See also== * [[Extraterrestrial (disambiguation)|Extraterrestrial]], referring to objects or phenomena existing within the Solar System, but not on Earth * [[Extragalactic astronomy]], the study of objects outside the Milky Way Galaxy * [[Interstellar object]], an object that has traveled through interstellar space, such as [[ʻOumuamua]], the first known example * [[List of artificial objects leaving the Solar System]] * [[Planetary system]], a set of gravitationally bound non-stellar objects in orbit around a star or star system * {{Annotated link|Substellar object}} [[Category:Astronomical nomenclature]]
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