| 单词 | celestial body |
| 释义 | celestial body (once / 14683 pages) n WORD FAMILY celestial body: celestial bodies USAGE EXAMPLESDawn is the first spacecraft to orbit two celestial bodies to understand how the solar system evolved. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) At the same time a growing number of private firms have ambitions to mine precious metals from those celestial bodies, too. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) Scientists are puzzled by a celestial body about 400 light years from our solar system. New York Times(Oct 14, 2016) n natural objects visible in the sky Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper heavenly body Aldebaran the brightest star in Taurus Algolthe second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary Alpha Centauribrightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun Alpha Crucisthe brightest star in the Southern Cross Altairdouble star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation Antaresthe brightest star in Scorpius Apollo asteroidan asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit Arcturusthe 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth Beta Centaurithe second brightest star in Centaurus Beta Crucisthe second brightest star in the Southern Cross Alpha Orionisthe second brightest star in Orion Callistothe second largest of Jupiter's satellites Canopussupergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky Capellathe brightest star in Auriga Alpha Geminoruma multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux Ceresthe largest asteroid and the first discovered Crab Nebulaa remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD Deimosthe outer of two small satellites of Mars Denebthe brightest star in Cygnus Denebolaa star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth Earththe 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on Epsilon Aurigaethe largest known star Europathe 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites; covered with a smooth shell of frozen water evening stara planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky Ganymedethe largest of Jupiter's satellites Iothe closest of Jupiter's moons; has active volcanoes Jupiterthe largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky Red Planeta small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color Mercurythe smallest planet and the nearest to the sun Moonthe natural satellite of the Earth Neptunea giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants Pallasa large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered Phobosthe larger of the two satellites of Mars Plutoa small planet and the farthest known planet from the sun; it has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets North Starthe brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it Polluxthe brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor Procyonthe brightest star in Canis Minor Proxima Centaurithe nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years Quaoara planetoid discovered in 2002 Regulusthe brightest star in Leo Beta Orionisthe brightest star in Orion Saturna giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun Sednaa planetoid of rock and ice about three-quarters the size of Pluto discovered in 2003; the most distant object known to orbit around the sun Caniculathe brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major Spicathe brightest star in Virgo Asteropeone of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades Sunthe star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system Titanthe largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere Tritonthe largest moon of Neptune Uranusa giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites Vegathe brightest star in the constellation Lyra Venusthe second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star' Vestathe brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered 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 planetany celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star planetesimalone 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 sourcea starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts satelliteany 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 starany celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night asteroidany of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) binary, binary star, double stara system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation fixed starany star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion Galilean, Galilean satelliteone of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo giant, giant stara very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun) inferior planetany of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit Jovian planet, gas giantany of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter) KBO, Kuiper belt objectany of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar system loadstar, lodestarguiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy moonany natural satellite of a planet Lucifer, Phosphorus, daystar, morning stara planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky multiple stara system of three or more stars associated by gravity neutron stara star that has collapsed under its own gravity; it is composed of neutrons novaa star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process outer planet(astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) red dwarf, red dwarf stara small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter red giant, red giant stara large, old, luminous star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun starleta small star sunany star around which a planetary system revolves supergiantan extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density superior planetany of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit supernovaa star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process terrestrial planeta planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system variable, variable stara star that varies noticeably in brightness white dwarf, white dwarf stara faint star of enormous density natural object an object occurring naturally; not made by man |
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