List of Solar System objects

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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-crosser asteroids
- Venus
  - Venus-crosser asteroids
    - 2002 VE68, Venus's quasi-satellite
- Earth
  - Moon
  - Near-Earth asteroids (including 99942 Apophis)
  - Earth trojan (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
  - Pallas
  - Vesta
  - Hygiea
  - Asteroids number in the hundreds of thousands. For longer lists, see list of notable asteroids, list of asteroids, or list of objects by mass.
    - 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
    - Io
    - Europa
    - 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
    - Titan
    - Hyperion
    - Iapetus
    - Phoebe
  - 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
  - Damocloids
Trans-Neptunian objects (beyond the orbit of Neptune)
- Kuiper-belt objects (KBOs)
  - Plutinos
    - Pluto, a dwarf planet
      - Complete list of Pluto's natural satellites
        Charon
    - 90482 Orcus
      - Vanth
  - Twotinos
  - Cubewanos (classical objects)
    - Haumea, a dwarf planet
      - Namaka
      - Hi'iaka
    - 50000 Quaoar
      - Weywot
    - 120347 Salacia
    - 20000 Varuna
    - Makemake, a dwarf planet
- Scattered-disc objects
  - Eris, a dwarf planet
    - Dysnomia
  - (225088) 2007 OR10
  - (84522) 2002 TC302
  - (87269) 2000 OO67
- Detached objects
  - 2004 XR190
  - 90377 Sedna (possibly inner Oort cloud)
  - 2012 VP113 (possibly inner Oort cloud)
- Oort cloud (hypothetical)
  - Hills cloud/inner Oort cloud
  - Outer Oort cloud

The Solar System also contains:

Comets (icy bodies with eccentric orbits)
- List of periodic comets
- List of non-periodic comets
Small objects, including:
- Meteoroids
- Interplanetary dust
  - Helium focusing cone, around the Sun
- Manmade 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	Terrestrial planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars Giant planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Dwarf planets Ceres Pluto Haumea Makemake Eris

Rings	Jovian Saturnian (Rhean) Charikloan Chironean Uranian Neptunian

Moons	1 Terrestrial (Moon) Other near-Earth objects 2 Martian Phobos Deimos 67 Jovian Ganymede Callisto Io Europa all 62 Saturnian Titan Rhea Iapetus Dione Tethys Enceladus Mimas Hyperion Phoebe all 27 Uranian Titania Oberon Umbriel Ariel Miranda all 14 Neptunian Triton Proteus Nereid all 5 Plutonian Charon Nix Hydra Kerberos Styx 2 Haumean Hiʻiaka Namaka 1 Eridian (Dysnomia)

Lists	Solar System objects By size By discovery date Minor planets Gravitationally rounded objects Possible dwarf planets Natural satellites Comets

Small Solar System bodies	Meteoroids Minor planets Comets Damocloids Mercury-crossers Venus-crossers Venus trojans Near-Earth objects Earth-crossers Earth trojans Mars-crossers Mars trojans Asteroid belt Asteroids first discovered: Ceres Pallas Juno Vesta Notable asteroids Kirkwood gap Main-belt comets Jupiter trojans Jupiter-crossers Centaurs Saturn-crossers Uranus trojans Uranus-crossers Neptune trojans Cis-Neptunian objects Trans-Neptunian objects Neptune-crossers Plutoids Kuiper belt Plutinos Cubewanos Scattered disc Detached objects Sednoids Hills cloud Oort cloud

Hypothetical objects	Vulcan Vulcanoids Phaeton Planet V Theia Fifth giant Planets beyond Neptune Tyche Nemesis Planet Nine

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List of Solar System objects

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