Lists of astronomical objects

Selection of astronomical bodies and objects:

Moon Mimas and Ida, an asteroid with its own moon, Dactyl
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
M80, a globular cluster, and the Pleiades, an open star cluster
The Whirlpool galaxy and Abell 2744, a galaxy cluster
Superclusters, galactic filaments and voids

This is a list of lists, grouped by type of astronomical object.

Solar System

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
- List of dwarf planets
- List of possible dwarf planets

Exoplanets and brown dwarfs

Stars

Lists of stars

Star constellations

Lists of constellations

Star clusters

Nebulae

Lists of nebulae

Galaxies

Lists of galaxies

Satellite galaxies

Galaxy groups and clusters

Black holes

Lists of black holes

Other lists

Astronomical catalogues

List of astronomical catalogues
- List of Messier objects
- 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)

Map of astronomical objects

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.