Astronomical object
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An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly object is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists within the universe. In astronomy, the terms
Composite image showing the round dwarf planet Ceres; the slightly smaller, mostly round Vesta; and the much smaller, much lumpier Eros
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Mimas Cassini
Portrait of Jupiter from Cassini
Star
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A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances from Earth
The Sun, a G-type main-sequence star, the closest to Earth
A star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Stars in the night sky
Spitzer Space Telescope infrared image showing a multitude of stars in the Milky Way galaxy