Definition of celestial body Celestial body
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| celestial body - natural objects visible in the sky | ||
| heavenly body | ||
| natural object an object occurring naturally; not made by man | ||
| macrocosm, cosmos, existence, universe, creation, world any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals | ||
| minor planet, planetoid any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun | ||
| major planet, planet (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction | ||
| planet (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction | ||
| planetesimal one of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system | ||
| primary a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen | ||
| quasar, quasi-stellar radio source a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts | ||
| satellite man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon | ||
| star (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior | ||
| star (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior | ||
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celestial body
A solid object found in space.
