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Quaoar
Quaoar (minor-planet designation: 50000 Quaoar) is a ringed dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a band of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune. It has a slightly ellipsoidal shape with an average diameter of , about half the size of the dwarf planet Pluto. The object was discovered by American astronomers Chad Trujillo and Michael Brown at Palomar Observatory on 4 June 2002. Quaoar has a reddish surface made of crystalline water ice, tholins, and traces of frozen methane.
Halimede
moon of Neptune
Neso
moon of Neptune
Arche
moon of Jupiter
Sao
moon of Neptune
Laomedeia
Laomedeia , also known as Neptune XII, is a prograde irregular satellite of Neptune. It was discovered by Matthew J. Holman, et al. on August 13, 2002. Before the announcement of its name on February 3, 2007 (IAUC 8802), it was known as S/2002 N 3.
132524 APL
asteroid
55565 Aya
Kuiper belt object
(84522) 2002 TC302
trans-Neptunian object
(55636) 2002 TX300
bright Kuiper belt object
307261 Máni
trans-Neptunian object
(524522) Zoozve
temporary quasi-satellite of Venus
55637 Uni
trans-Neptunian object
2002 AA29
asteroid
42355 Typhon
scattered disc object
(119979) 2002 WC19
trans-Neptunian object
(89959) 2002 NT7
asteroid
(48639) 1995 TL8
Kuiper belt object
55576 Amycus
asteroid
(65407) 2002 RP120
asteroid
(84719) 2002 VR128
trans-Neptunian object
(119951) 2002 KX14
trans-Neptunian object
Monoceros Ring
long, complex ring of stars that wraps around the Milky Way three times
83982 Crantor
asteroid
J002E3
thumb|200px|S-IVB stage of Apollo 17. The one used for Apollo 12 is of identical type.
78429 Baschek
asteroid
78393 Dillon
asteroid
78071 Vicent
asteroid
78118 Bharat
asteroid
78434 Dyer
asteroid
78577 JPL
asteroid
78392 Dellinger
asteroid
78578 Donpettit
asteroid
78430 Andrewpearce
asteroid
73059 Kaunas
asteroid
73511 Lovas
asteroid
84095 Davidjohn
asteroid
78394 Garossino
asteroid
78433 Gertrudolf
asteroid
37432 Piszkéstető
asteroid
78799 Xewioso
trans-Neptunian object
84225 Verish
asteroid
68718 Safi
asteroid
68719 Jangyeongsil
asteroid
65357 Antoniucci
asteroid
43669 Winterthur
asteroid
68730 Straižys
asteroid
113390 Helvetia
asteroid
68853 Vaimaca
asteroid
95219 Borgman
asteroid
84224 Kyte
asteroid
39335 Caccin
asteroid
43667 Dumlupınar
asteroid
95016 Kimjeongho
asteroid
65001 Teodorescu
asteroid
84340 Jos
asteroid
84200 Robertmoore
asteroid
95593 Azusienis
asteroid
68947 Brunofunk
asteroid
65100 Birtwhistle
asteroid