A crescent Jupiter, photographed by Juno
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The Sun, the planets, their major moons, the dwarf planets and some famous small bodies. Every number comes from one shared, sourced dataset.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

Star

Planet

Dwarf planet

Moon

Asteroid or comet

Image credits

Photographs from NASA, ESA and partner missions. No spacecraft has visited Haumea, Makemake or Eris: their pictures are renders of an artist's impression, made by the Local Solar System Foundation from Solar System Scope textures.

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