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{{wiktionary|extrasolar }}

{{Not to be confused with|Interstellar object}}

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An '''''extrasolar object''''' ({{ety|la|extra|outside or beyond||solaris|of the [[Sun]]}}) is an [[astronomical object]] that exists outside the [[Solar System]]. It is not applied to stars, or any other celestial object that is larger than a star or the Solar System, such as a [[galaxy]]. The terms for extrasolar examples of Solar System bodies are:

An '''''extrasolar object''''' ({{ety|la|extra|outside or beyond||solaris|of the [[Sun]]}}) is an [[astronomical object]] that exists outside the [[Solar System]]. It is not applied to stars, or any other celestial object that is larger than a star or the Solar System, such as a [[galaxy]]. The terms for extrasolar examples of Solar System bodies are:

* [[Extrasolar planet]], also called an "exoplanet"

* [[Extrasolar moon]], also called an "exomoon"

* [[Exocomet]], an extrasolar comet

* [[Exoasteroid]], an extrasolar asteroid

* [[Extrasolar asteroid]], with one identified as of 2013, orbiting [[GD 61]]

Some Solar System object classes, such as [[minor planet]]s, [[dwarf planet]]s and [[Trans-Neptunian object]]s have not been detected outside the Solar System.