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Moonlet

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A moonlet, minor moon, minor natural satellite or minor satellite is a particularly small natural satellite orbiting a planet, dwarf planet or other minor planet. [1]

10 relations: Dwarf planet, Minor planet, Minor-planet moon, Natural satellite, Nature (journal), Planet, Rings of Saturn, S/2009 S 1, Subsatellite, 87 Sylvia.

Dwarf planet

A dwarf planet is a planetary-mass object that is neither a planet nor a natural satellite.

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Minor planet

A minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun (or more broadly, any star with a planetary system) that is neither a planet nor exclusively classified as a comet.

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Minor-planet moon

A minor-planet moon is an astronomical object that orbits a minor planet as its natural satellite.

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Natural satellite

A natural satellite or moon is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet or minor planet (or sometimes another small Solar System body).

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Nature (journal)

Nature is a British multidisciplinary scientific journal, first published on 4 November 1869.

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Planet

A planet is an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.

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Rings of Saturn

The rings of Saturn are the most extensive ring system of any planet in the Solar System.

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S/2009 S 1

S/2009 S 1 is a 'propeller moonlet' of Saturn orbiting at a distance of approximately, in the outer part of Saturn's B Ring, and with an approximate diameter of.

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Subsatellite

Subsatellite is a natural satellite (or an artificial satellite) that orbits a natural satellite, i.e. a "moon of a moon".

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87 Sylvia

87 Sylvia is the 8th-largest asteroid in the asteroid belt.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlet

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