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The following is a list of adjectival forms of astronomical bodies in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the inhabitants of those bodies.

1 Constellations
2 Sun
3 Planets
4 Moons

Constellations

Name	Adjective	Demonym
Leo (constellation)	Leonid
Perseus (constellation)	Perseid

Sun

Name	Adjective	Demonym
Sun, Sol	Solar, Heliac	Solarian

Planets

Name	Adjective	Demonym
Earth, Terra, Tellus, World	Terran, Terrestrial, Tellurian	Earthling, Terran, Terrestrial, Tellurian
Jupiter	Jovian, Jovial	Jovian
Mars	Martian, Martial, Arean^a	Martian
Mercury	Mercurian, Mercurial, Cyllenian	Mercurian
Neptune	Neptunian	Neptunian
Saturn	Saturnian, Saturnine	Saturnian
Uranus	Uranian	Uranian
Venus	Venerian, Venusian, Cytherean^a	Venusian
Pluto	Plutonian	Plutonian

^a Rare.

Moons

Note: Rarely used or unattested adjectives shown in italics.

**Earth and Mars**
Name	Adjective	Demonym
Moon (Selene, Luna)	Lunar, Selenian	Lunarian, Selenite
Deimos	Deimian	Deimian
Phobos	Phobian	Phobian

**Jupiter**
Name	Adjective, demonym
Adrastea	Adrastean
Aitne	Aitnean
Amalthea	Amalthean
Ananke	Anankean
Aoede	Aoedean
Arche	Archean
Autonoe	Autonoean
Callirrhoe	Callirrhoean
Callisto	Callistonian
Carme	Carmean
Carpo	Carponian
Chaldene	Chaldenean
Cyllene	Cyllenean
Elara	Elaran
Erinome	Erinomean
Euanthe	Euanthean
Eukelade	Eukeladean
Euporie	Euporiean
Europa	Europan
Eurydome	Eurydomean
Ganymede	Ganymedean
Harpalyke	Harpalykean
Hegemone	Hegemonean
Helike	Helicean
Hermippe	Hermippean
Himalian	Himalian
Io	Ionian
Iocaste	Iocastean, Jocastean
Isonoe	Isonoean
Kale	Kalean
Kallichore	Kallichorean
Kalyke	Kalykean
Leda	Ledan
Lysithea	Lysithean
Megaclite	Megaclitean
Mneme	Mnemean
Orthosie	Orthosiean
Pasiphae	Pasiphaean
Pasithee	Pasithean
Praxidike	Praxidikean
Sinope	Sinopean
Sponde	Spondean
Taygete	Taygetean
Thebe	Thebean, Theban
Thelxinoe	Thelxinoean
Themisto	Themistonian
Thyone	Thyonean

**Saturn**
Name	Adjective, demonym
Albiorix	Albiorixian
Atlas	Atlantean
Calypso	Calypsonian
Daphnis	Daphnidian
Dione	Dionean
Enceladus	Enceladan, Enceladean
Epimetheus	Epimethean
Erriapus	Erriapian
Helene	Helenean
Hyperion	Hyperionian
Iapetus	Iapetian, Japetian
Ijiraq	Ijiraqian
Janus	Janian
Kiviuq	Kiviuqian
Methone	Methonean
Mimas	Mimantean
Mundilfari	Mundilfarian
Narvi	Narvian
Paaliaq	Paaliaqian
Pallene	Pallenean
Pan	?Panean
Pandora	Pandoran
Phoebe	Phoebean
Polydeuces	Polydeucean
Prometheus	Promethean
Rhea	Rhean
Siarnaq	Siarnaqian
Skathi	Skathian
Suttungr	Suttungrian
Tarvos	Tarvosian
Telesto	Telestonian
Tethys	Tethyan
Thrymr	Thrymrian
Titan	Titanian
Ymir	?Ymirian

**Uranus**
Name	Adjective, demonym
Ariel	Arielian
Belinda	Belindan
Bianca	Biancan
Caliban	Calibanian
Cordelia	Cordelian
Cressida	Cressidan
Cupid	Cupidian
Desdemona	Desdemonan
Ferdinand	Ferdinandian
Francisco	Francisconian
Juliet	Julietian
Mab	Mabian
Margaret	Margaretian
Miranda	Mirandan
Oberon	Oberonian
Ophelia	Ophelian
Perdita	Perditan
Portia	Portian
Prospero	Prosperonian
Puck	Puckian (Puckling)
Rosalind	Rosalindian
Setebos	Setebosian
Stephano	Stephanonian
Sycorax	Sycoraxian
Titania	(Titanian)
Trinculo	Trinculonian
Umbriel	Umbrielian

**Neptune**
Name	Adjective, demonym
Despina	Despinan
Galatea	Galatean
Larissa	Larissan
Naiad	Naiadian
Nereid	Nereidian
Proteus	Protean
Psamathe	Psamathean
Thalassa	Thalassan
Thyone	Thyonean
Triton	Tritonian

**Other bodies**
Name	Adjective, demonym
5 Astraea	Astraean
Ceres	Cererean, Cerian
Charon	Charonian
Dysnomia	Dysnomian
Eris	Eridian
433 Eros	Erotian
6 Hebe	Hebean
Hydra	Hydran
7 Iris	Iridian
Juno	Junonian
Nix	Nictian
Pallas	Palladian
Pluto	Plutonian
Vesta	Vestalian, Vestian

See additional minor planet forms.

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