Astronomy 101#

Cosmic Inventory

Introduction#

The 3 Astronomical Kingdoms#

We will split the whole Universe in 3 different kingdoms

Kingdom of Planets

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Kingdom of Stars

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Kingdom of Galaxies

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Vocabulary#

  • proto
  • circum
  • sub
  • inter

Kingdom of Planets#

List of Objects

Family: Protoplanetary

  • Class P1: Protoplantary Disks

Family: Planets

  • Class P2: Terrestrial (rocky)
  • Class P3: Gas Giant
  • Class P4: Ice Giant
  • Class P5: Pulsar Planet

Family: Circumplanetary

  • Class P6: Satellite
  • Class P7: Ring
  • Class P8: Radiation Belt

Family: Subplanetary

  • Class P9: Dwarf Planet
  • Class P10: Meteroid

**Subfamilly**: Small Bodies of Solar System

  • Class P11: Minor Planets/ Asteroid
  • Class P12: Comets
Description

Kingdom of Stars#

List of Objects

Family: Protoplanetary

  • Class P1: Protoplantary Disks

Family: Planets

  • Class P2: Terrestrial (rocky)
  • Class P3: Gas Giant
  • Class P4: Ice Giant
  • Class P5: Pulsar Planet

Family: Circumplanetary

  • Class P6: Satellite
  • Class P7: Ring
  • Class P8: Radiation Belt

Family: Subplanetary

  • Class P9: Dwarf Planet
  • Class P10: Meteroid


Subfamilly: Small Bodies of Solar System



  • Class P11: Minor Planets/ Asteroid
  • Class P12: Comets
Description