celestial body

Noun
  1. Natural objects visible in the sky (synset 109262646)
    associated with: scintillate, twinkle, winkle - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
    is a type of: natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man
    subtypes:
    • 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 - any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star
    • planetesimal - one of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system
    • primary - (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
    • 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 - any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
    • star - (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
    • star - any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
    is a part of: cosmos, creation, existence, macrocosm, universe, world - everything that exists anywhere
    same as: heavenly body

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