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|image1=Mimas Cassini.jpg{{!}}Mimas, a natural satellite of Saturn
|image2=243 ida.jpg{{!}}Asteroid Ida with its own moon
|image3=C2014 Q2.jpg{{!}}Comet Lovejoy
|image4=Portrait of Jupiter from Cassini.jpg{{!}}Planet Jupiter, a gas giant
|image5=The Sun by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory - 20100819.jpg{{!}}The Sun, a G-type star
|image6=Sirius A and B Hubble photo.editted.PNG{{!}}Star Sirius A with white dwarf companion Sirius B
|image7=Crab Nebula.jpg{{!}}The Crab Nebula, a remnant of a supernova explosion that was seen in the year 1054
|image8=BlackHole Lensing.gif{{!}}Black hole (artist's animation)
|image9=Vela Pulsar jet.jpg{{!}}Vela pulsar, a rotating neutron star
|image10=A Swarm of Ancient Stars - GPN-2000-000930.jpg{{!}}Globular star cluster Messier 80 in the constellation Scorpius
|image11=Pleiades large.jpg{{!}}The Pleiades, an open star cluster
|image12=Messier51 sRGB.jpg{{!}}The Whirlpool galaxy
|image13=Heic1401a-Abell2744-20140107.jpg{{!}}Galaxy cluster [[Abel 2744]]
|image14=2MASS LSS chart-NEW Nasa.jpg{{!}}Map of galaxy superclusters and filaments
|image15=Nearsc.gif{{!}}Map of filaments and voids
|footer=Selection of astronomical bodies and objects:
* Moon [[Mimas (moon)|Mimas]] and [[243 Ida|Ida]], an [[asteroid]] with its own moon, Dactyl
* [[C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy)|Comet Lovejoy]] and [[Jupiter]], a giant gas [[planet]]
* The [[Sun]]; [[Sirius A]] with Sirius B, a [[white dwarf]]; the [[Crab Nebula]], a remnant [[supernova]]
* A [[black hole]] (artist concept); [[Vela Pulsar]], a rotating [[neutron star]] 
* [[Messier 80|M80]], a [[globular cluster]], and the [[Pleiades]], an [[open star cluster]]
* The [[Whirlpool Galaxy]] and [[Abell 2744]], a [[galaxy cluster]]
* [[Supercluster]]s, [[galactic filament]]s and [[Void (astronomy)|void]]s
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[[File:The Celestial Zoo infographic wikimedia.png|thumb|390px|Notable astronomical objects and their known physical features]]
This is a list of lists, grouped by type of [[astronomical object]].

== Solar System ==

* [[List of Solar System objects]]
* [[List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System]]
* [[List of Solar System objects most distant from the Sun]]
* [[List of Solar System objects by size]]
* [[Lists of geological features of the Solar System]]
* [[List of natural satellites|List of natural satellites (moons)]]
* [[Lists of small Solar System bodies]]
* [[Lists of comets]]
* [[List of meteor showers]]

; Minor planets
* [[List of minor planets]]
** [[List of exceptional asteroids]]
** [[List of minor planet moons]]
** [[List of damocloids]]
** [[List of centaurs (small Solar System bodies)]]
** [[List of trans-Neptunian objects]]
** [[List of unnumbered minor planets]]
** [[Dwarf planet#Recognized|List of dwarf planets]]
** [[List of possible dwarf planets]] 
** [[List of predicted asteroid impacts on Earth]]

== Exoplanets, exomoons, and brown dwarfs ==
* [[Lists of planets]]
** [[List of nearest exoplanets]]
** [[List of largest exoplanets]]
** [[List of smallest exoplanets]]
** [[List of directly imaged exoplanets]]
** [[List of exoplanet extremes]]
** [[List of exoplanet firsts]]
** [[List of exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope]]
** [[List of exoplanets observed during Kepler's K2 mission]]
** [[List of hottest exoplanets]]
** [[List of coolest exoplanets]]
** [[List of proper names of exoplanets]]
* [[List of exomoon candidates]]
* [[List of brown dwarfs]]
** [[List of Y-dwarfs]]
* [[Rogue planet#List|List of rogue planets]]

== Stars and star systems ==
*[[Lists of stars]]
**[[List of brightest stars]]
**[[List of hottest stars]]
**[[List of coolest stars]]
**[[List of nearest bright stars]]
**[[List of most luminous stars]]
**[[List of most massive stars]]
**[[List of largest stars]]
**[[List of stars with resolved images]]
**[[List of smallest stars]]
**[[List of oldest stars]]
**[[List of stars with proplyds]]
**[[List of variable stars]]
***[[List of Wolf-Rayet stars]]
***[[List of luminous blue variable stars]]
***[[List of O-type stars]]
***[[List of stars that have unusual dimming periods]]
**[[List of X-ray pulsars]]
**[[List of brown dwarfs]]
**[[List of white dwarfs]]
*[[List of multiplanetary systems]]

=== Lists of stars by distance ===
*[[List of nearest stars]] (from 0ly to 20ly)
** [[List of nearest stars by spectral type]]
**[[List of nearest bright stars]]
* [[List of star systems within 20–25 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 25–30 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 30–35 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 35–40 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 40–45 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 45–50 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 50–55 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 55–60 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 60–65 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 65–70 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 70–75 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 75–80 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 80–85 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 85–90 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 90–95 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 95–100 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 100–150 light-years]] 
* [[List of star systems within 150–200 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 200–250 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 250–300 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 300–350 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 350–400 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 400–450 light-years]]
* [[List of star systems within 450–500 light-years]]
* [[List of most distant stars]]

===Lists of stars by luminosity===
*[[List of nearest giant stars]]
*[[List of nearest supergiants]]
*[[List of nearest hypergiants]]

== Supernovae ==
*[[List of novae in the Milky Way galaxy]]
**[[List of novae in 2018]]
**[[List of novae in 2019]]
**[[Nova#Recurrent novae|List of recurrent novae]]
**[[Nova remnant|List of nova remnants]]
*[[List of supernovae]]
**[[List of supernova candidates]]
**[[List of supernova remnants]]
**[[List of gamma-ray bursts]]

== Star constellations ==
*[[Lists of constellations]]
**[[Lists of stars by constellation]]
**[[IAU designated constellations by area|List of constellations by area]]
**[[IAU designated constellations|List of IAU designated constellations]]

== Star clusters ==

* [[List of open clusters]]
* [[List of globular clusters]]
* [[List of stellar streams]]
*[[List of nearby stellar associations and moving groups]]

== Nebulae ==
* [[Lists of nebulae]]
** [[List of dark nebulae]]
** [[List of diffuse nebulae]]
** [[List of planetary nebulae]]
** [[List of protoplanetary nebulae]]
** [[List of largest nebulae]]

== Galaxies ==
* [[Lists of galaxies]]
** [[List of galaxies]] (general list)
** [[List of largest galaxies]]
** [[List of smallest galaxies]]
** [[List of galaxies by surface brightness]]
** [[List of galaxies with richest globular cluster systems]]
** [[List of nearest galaxies]]
** [[List of galaxies named after people]]
** [[List of spiral galaxies]]
** [[List of polar-ring galaxies]]
** [[List of ring galaxies]]

; Satellite galaxies
* [[List of satellite galaxies of the Milky Way]]
* [[List of Andromeda's satellite galaxies]]
* [[List of Triangulum's suspected satellite galaxies]]

== Galaxy groups and clusters ==
* [[List of galaxy groups and clusters]]
** [[List of Abell clusters]]
* [[List of galaxy superclusters]]
* [[List of galaxy filaments]]
* [[List of quasars]]
** [[List of microquasars]]
** [[Large quasar group#List of LQGs|List of large quasar groups]]

== Black holes ==
* [[Lists of black holes]]
** [[List of black holes]]
** [[List of fastest rotating black holes]]
** [[List of most massive black holes]]
** [[List of nearest known black holes]]
** [[List of quasars]]

== Other lists ==
* [[List of voids]]
** [[List of largest cosmic structures#List of largest voids|List of largest voids]]
* [[List of largest cosmic structures]]
* [[List of the most distant astronomical objects]]
* [[List of neutron stars]]
* [[List of most massive neutron stars]]
* [[Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff limit#List of the least massive black holes|List of least massive black holes]]
* [[List of resolved circumstellar disks]]
* [[List of brightest natural objects in the sky]]
* [[List of gravitational wave observations]]
* [[List of star-forming regions in the Local Group]]

== Astronomical catalogues ==
*[[List of astronomical catalogues]]
**[[List of Messier objects]]
**[[Caldwell catalogue|List of Caldwell objects]]
**[[Herschel 400 Catalogue|List of Herschel 400 objects]]
** [[Melotte catalogue|List of Melotte objects]]
** [[Collinder catalogue|List of Collinder objects]]
**[[Köhler's Deepsky Catalogue|List of Köhler objects]]

===Galaxies=== 
*[[List of NGC objects]]
**[[List of NGC objects (1–1000)]] 
**[[List of NGC objects (1001–2000)]] 
**[[List of NGC objects (2001–3000)]] 
**[[List of NGC objects (3001–4000)]] 
**[[List of NGC objects (4001–5000)]] 
**[[List of NGC objects (5001–6000)]] 
**[[List of NGC objects (6001–7000)]] 
**[[List of NGC objects (7001–7840)]]
*[[List of IC objects]]
*[[Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies|List of Arp objects]]
*[[David Dunlap Observatory Catalogue|List of DDO objects]]

===Nebulae===
*[[Barnard Catalogue|List of Barnard Objects]]
*[[Sharpless catalog|List of Sharpless objects]]
*[[RCW Catalogue|List of RCW objects]]
*[[Gum catalog|List of Gum Objects]]
*[[Van den Bergh Catalog|List of vdB Objects]]
*[[Lynds' Catalogue of Bright Nebulae|List of LBN Objects]]
*[[Lynds' Catalogue of Dark Nebulae|List of LDN Objects]]

===Stars===
*[[Winnecke Catalogue of Double Stars|List of Winnecke objects]]
<!--**[[Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars|List of Gliese & GJ objects]]-->

===Exoplanets===
*[[List of exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope|List of Kepler objects]]
**[[List of exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope: 1–500|List of Kepler objects (1–500)]]
**[[List of exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope: 501–1000|List of Kepler objects (501–1000)]]
**[[List of exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope: 1001–1500|List of Kepler objects (1001–1500)]]
**[[List of exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope: 1501–2000|List of Kepler objects (1501–2000)]]
**[[List of exoplanets discovered by the Kepler space telescope: 2001–2500|List of Kepler objects (2001–2500)]]
*[[List of exoplanets observed during Kepler's K2 mission|List of Kepler's K2 objects]]
*[[HATNet Project|List of HAT-P objects]]
*[[Wide Angle Search for Planets|List of WASP objects]]
*[[XO Project|List of XO objects]]
*[[CoRoT|List of CoRoT objects]]
*[[Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics|List of MOA objects]]
*[[Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment|List of OGLE objects]]
*[[Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope|List of KELT Objects]]

== Map of astronomical objects ==
{{wide image|Observable_Universe_Logarithmic_Map_(horizontal_layout_english_annotations).png|2000px|In this map of the Observable Universe, objects appear enlarged to show their shape. From left to right celestial bodies are arranged according to their proximity to the Earth. This horizontal (distance to Earth) scale is logarithmic.}}

== See also ==
* [[American Astronomical Society]]
* [[Outline of astronomy]]
* [[Lists of astronauts]]
* [[List of government space agencies]]
* [[List of planetariums]]
* [[Lists of space scientists]]
* [[List of telescopes]]
* [[Lists of spacecraft]]

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