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  2. Lists of planets - Wikipedia

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    These are lists of planets.A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant. The best available theory of planet formation is the nebular hypothesis, which posits that an interstellar cloud collapses out of a nebula to create a young protostar orbited by a protoplanetary disk.

  3. Great conjunction - Wikipedia

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    The most recent great conjunction occurred on 21 December 2020, and the next will occur on 4 November 2040. During the 2020 great conjunction, the two planets were separated in the sky by 6 arcminutes at their closest point, which was the closest distance between the two planets since 1623. [12]

  4. List of conjunctions (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    August 26, 2006 23:09:47 Venus 4' north of Saturn 16.3° West September 15, 2006 20:32:28 Mercury 10' south of Mars 12.1° East October 24, 2006 19:44:11 Venus 43' north of Mars 0.6° West October 25, 2006 21:42:16 Mercury 3°56' south of Jupiter 21.2° East October 28, 2006 16:32:15 Mercury 3°43' south of Jupiter 19.1° East November 7, 2006

  5. 11 must-see astronomy events in 2025 - AOL

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    The planets Venus, bottom, and Jupiter, top, light the sky above Matthews, N.C., Monday, June 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) Stargazers should prepare to lose sleep on Tuesday, Aug. 12, as two ...

  6. You’ll Be Able to See 6 Planets in the Sky This Week ... - AOL

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    But they also note that Aug. 28 is a “general date” and list out the “ideal date” to see the planet parade from various locations. This includes: Aug. 23 : Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong

  7. List of proper names of stars - Wikipedia

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    As the second brightest star in the northern sky, Vega has names in numerous cultures. In Chinese, it is known as 織女 ('weaving girl') from the Qi Xi love story. Vega is one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle asterism. /ˈviːɡə, ˈveɪɡə/ Andromeda: 14 Andromedae A: Veritate: IAU new 2015 Latin for 'where there is truth'. [26 ...

  8. Mars and Jupiter get chummy in the night sky. The planets won ...

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    Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade. In reality, our solar system’s biggest planet and its dimmer, reddish neighbor will be more than 350 ...

  9. List of multiplanetary systems - Wikipedia

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    Second-brightest star in the night sky with a multiplanetary system after 7 Canis Majoris. All exoplanets orbit around star A in the binary system. 47 Ursae Majoris: Ursa Major: 10 h 59 m 27.97 s +40° 25′ 48.9″ 5.10: 46: G0V: 1.029: 5892: 7.434: 3: Planet Taphao Thong was discovered in 1996 and was one of the first exoplanets to be ...