List of Solar System objects

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 G2V main-sequence star
The inner Solar System and the terrestrial planets
- Mercury
  - Mercury-crossing minor planets
- Venus
  - Venus-crossing minor planets
    - Zoozve, Venus' quasi-satellite
- Earth
  - Moon
  - Near-Earth asteroids
    - 2021 PH27
    - Apophis
    - Eros
  - Earth trojans (2010 TK7 )
  - Earth-crosser asteroids
    - Earth's quasi-satellites
- Mars
- Asteroids in the asteroid belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  - Ceres , a dwarf planet
  - Vesta
  - Pallas
  - Hygiea
  - Europa (asteroid)
  - Davida
  - Sylvia
  - 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 moons
- A number of smaller groups distinct from the asteroid belt
The outer Solar System with the giant planets, their satellites, trojan asteroids and some minor planets
- Jupiter
  - Rings of Jupiter
  - Complete list of Jupiter's natural satellites
    - Galilean moons
      - Io
      - Europa (moon)
      - Ganymede
      - Callisto
  - Jupiter trojans
  - Jupiter-crossing minor planets
- Saturn
  - Rings of Saturn
  - Complete list of Saturn's natural satellites
    - Mimas
    - Enceladus
    - Tethys (trojans: Telesto and Calypso)
    - Dione (trojans: Helene and Polydeuces)
    - Rhea
      - Rings of Rhea (largely disproven)
    - Titan
    - Hyperion
    - Iapetus
    - Phoebe
    - Shepherd moons
  - Saturn-crossing minor planets
- Uranus
  - Rings of Uranus
  - Complete list of Uranus's natural satellites
    - Miranda
    - Ariel
    - Umbriel
    - Titania
    - Oberon
  - Uranus trojan (2011 QF99 )
  - Uranus-crossing minor planets
- Neptune
  - Rings of Neptune
  - Complete list of Neptune's natural satellites
    - Proteus
    - Triton
    - Nereid
  - Neptune trojans
  - Neptune-crossing minor planets
- Non-trojan minor planets
  - Centaurs
    - Chiron
    - Chariklo
  - Damocloids
- Trans-Neptunian objects (beyond the orbit of Neptune)
  - Kuiper-belt objects (KBOs)
    - Plutinos
      - Orcus , a dwarf planet
        Vanth
      - Pluto , a dwarf planet
        Complete list of Pluto's natural satellites
        Charon
      - Ixion
      - Achlys
    - Twotinos
    - Cubewanos (classical objects)
      - Haumea , a dwarf planet
        Namaka
        
        Hiʻiaka
      - Quaoar , a dwarf planet
        Weywot
      - Makemake , a dwarf planet
        S/2015 (136472) 1
      - Máni
      - Salacia
        Actaea
      - Aya
      - Varda
        Ilmarë
      - Varuna
      - Ritona
  - Scattered-disc objects
    - Gonggong , a dwarf planet
      - Xiangliu
    - Eris , a dwarf planet
      - Dysnomia
    - Chiminigagua
    - (84522) 2002 TC302
    - (87269) 2000 OO67
    - 2015 TH367 /V774104
  - Detached objects
    - (612911) 2004 XR190
    - 2012 VP113 (possibly inner Oort cloud)
    - Sedna , a dwarf planet (possibly inner Oort cloud)
  - Oort cloud (hypothetical)
    - Hills cloud/inner Oort cloud
    - Outer Oort cloud

The Solar System also contains:

Comets
Small objects, including:
- Meteoroids
- Interplanetary dust
- Helium focusing cone, around the Sun
- Human-made objects orbiting the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Saturn, including active artificial satellites and space junk
Heliosphere, a bubble in space produced by the solar wind
- Heliosheath
  - Heliopause
  - Hydrogen wall, a pile up of hydrogen from the interstellar medium

Planets, dwarfs, minors	Terrestrials Mercury Venus Earth Mars Giants Gas Jupiter Saturn Ice Uranus Neptune Dwarfs Ceres Orcus Pluto Haumea Quaoar Makemake Gonggong Eris Sedna Large Minor Planets Salacia Varuna Ixion List
Moons	Earth Moon Claimed Mars Phobos Deimos Jupiter Ganymede Callisto Io Europa all 97 Saturn Titan Rhea Iapetus Dione Tethys Enceladus Mimas Hyperion Phoebe all 274 Uranus Titania Oberon Umbriel Ariel Miranda all 29 Neptune Triton Proteus Nereid all 16 Pluto Charon Nix Hydra Kerberos Styx Orcus Vanth Haumea Hiʻiaka Namaka Quaoar Weywot Makemake S/2015 (136472) 1 Gonggong Xiangliu Eris Dysnomia
Exploration (outline)	Colonization Discovery astronomy historical models timeline Space probes timeline list Human spaceflight space stations list programs Mercury Venus Moon mining Mars Ceres Asteroids mining Comets Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Deep space
Hypothetical objects	Bagby's moon Chiron Coatlicue Counter-Earth Chrysalis Fifth Giant Hyperion Lilith Mercury's moon Neith Nemesis Nibiru Petit's moon Phaeton Planet Nine Effects Planet Ten Planet V Planet X Subsatellites Synestia Theia Themis Tyche Vulcan Vulcanoids Waltemath's moons
Lists	Comets Possible dwarf planets Gravitationally rounded objects Minor planets Natural satellites Solar System models Solar System objects by size by discovery date Interstellar and circumstellar molecules

Rings	Planetary Jovian Saturnian (Rhean?) Uranian Neptunian Minor objects' Charikloan Chironean Haumean Quaoarian
Formation, evolution, contents, and History	Star formation Accretion Accretion disk Excretion Capture theory Capture of Triton Circumplanetary disk Circumstellar disc Circumstellar envelope Coatlicue Co-orbital configuration Trojan moons Co-orbital moons Cosmic dust Debris disk Detached object Disk instability EXCEDE Exozodiacal dust Extraterrestrial materials Curation Sample-return mission Frost/Ice/Snow line Giant-impact hypothesis Grand tack hypothesis Gravitational collapse Hills cloud Hill sphere Interplanetary dust cloud Interplanetary medium/space Interstellar cloud Interstellar medium Interstellar space Kuiper belt Kuiper cliff Late Heavy Bombardment Molecular cloud Nebular hypothesis Nice model Nice 2 model Five-planet Nice model Oort cloud Oort limit Outer space Planet Disrupted Migration System Planetesimal Formation Merging stars Protoplanetary disk Ring system Roche limit vs. Hill sphere Rubble pile Scattered disc
Small Solar System bodies	Asteroid belt Asteroids Ceres Vesta Pallas Hygiea active List families PHA exceptional Kirkwood gap Centaurs Comets Damocloids Meteoroids Minor planets names and meanings moons Planetesimal Planetary orbit-crossers Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Trojans Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Trojan camp Greek camp Saturn Uranus Neptune Near-Earth objects NEAs Trans-Neptunian objects Kuiper belt Cubewanos Plutinos Detached objects Sednoids Scattered disc Hills cloud Oort cloud Oort limit
Related	Double planet Lagrange point Moonlet Syzygy Tidal locking

Solar System → Local Interstellar Cloud → Local Bubble → Gould Belt → Orion Arm → Milky Way → Milky Way subgroup → Local Group → Local Sheet → Local Volume → Virgo Supercluster → Laniakea Supercluster → Pisces–Cetus Supercluster Complex → Local Hole → Observable universe → Universe
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