celestial body
noun1
Astrology, Astronomy, Human sciences, Mysticism, Natural sciences, Philosophy, Sciences A natural object which is located outside of Earth's atmosphere, such as a comet, an asteroid, the Moon, a planet, the Sun, or a star.
- Synonyms
- celestial object, heavenly body, celestial body
- Hyponyms
- asteroid, black hole, comet, detached object, galaxy, KBO, moon, planemo, planet, planetary body, planetary object, quasar, star, trans-Neptunian object, white hole, dwarf planet, planetoid, Messier object, deep-sky object
- Holonyms
- universe