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The following is a list of planets:

1 In the Solar System
2 Orbiting other stars
3 Fictional or non-scientific planets

In the Solar System

Objects in the Solar System

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According to current definitions, there are eight planets in the Solar System:

Inner planets:

Outer planets:

Dwarf planets:

The Solar System also contains five identified dwarf planets, which are not considered planets:

For a complete list of all known spherical objects in the Solar System (including planets, dwarf planets, moons and the Sun), together with their physical and orbital properties, see: List of Solar System objects in hydrostatic equilibrium

For a list of objects in our Solar System that have been or are believed to exist, but either have not been proven or have been disproven, see: List of hypothetical Solar System objects

Orbiting other stars

For a list of planets orbiting other stars, see: List of extrasolar planets

For a list of extrasolar planets which have yet to be confirmed or have been disproven, see: List of unconfirmed extrasolar planets

Fictional or non-scientific planets

For a list of supposed planets not based on scientific evidence, see: Astronomical objects proposed in religion, astrology and ufology

For a list of planets in fiction see: Planets in science fiction

For a list of fictional planets within the Solar System, see: Fictional planets of the Solar System

The Solar System

Sun • Heliosphere	Planets ☾ = moon(s) ∅ = rings		Mercury	Venus	Earth ☾	Mars ☾

			Jupiter ☾ ∅	Saturn ☾ ∅	Uranus ☾ ∅	Neptune ☾ ∅

	Dwarf planets		Ceres	Pluto ☾	Haumea ☾	Makemake

			Eris ☾

	Small Solar System bodies	Asteroids (minor planets)	Groups and families: Vulcanoids · Near-Earth asteroids · Asteroid belt Jupiter Trojans · Centaurs · Neptune Trojans · Asteroid moons · Meteoroids · Pallas · Juno · Vesta · Hygiea ·
		Asteroids (minor planets)	See also the list of asteroids, and the meaning and pronunciation of asteroid names.

		Trans- Neptunians	Kuiper belt – Plutinos: Orcus · Ixion – Cubewanos: 2002 UX₂₅ · Varuna · 1992 QB₁ · 2002 TX₃₀₀ · Quaoar · Huya · 2002 AW₁₉₇
		Trans- Neptunians	Scattered disc: 2002 TC₃₀₂ · 2004 XR₁₉₀ · Sedna

		Comets	Lists of periodic and non-periodic comets · Damocloids · Hills cloud · Oort cloud
See also Geology of solar terrestrial planets, astronomical objects, the solar system's list of objects, sorted by radius or mass, and the Solar System Portal

Exoplanets

Classes	Carbon planet • Chthonian planet • Circumbinary planet • Cold Jupiter • Cold Neptune • Desert planet • Eccentric Jupiter • Goldilocks planet • Hot Jupiter • Hot Neptune • Jovian planet • Ocean planet • Pulsar planet • Super-Earth • Terrestrial planet

Systems	Binary star • Hypothetical extrasolar planet • Interstellar planet • Planetary system • Extrasolar moon

Missions	COROT • Kepler Mission • PEGASE • Space Interferometry Mission • New Worlds Mission • Terrestrial Planet Finder • Darwin (ESA)

See also: Stars with extrasolar planets • Extrasolar planet extremes • Unconfirmed exoplanets

Astronomical locations in fiction

Solar System	Mercury · Venus · Earth (Moon) · Mars (moons) · Jupiter (moons) · Saturn (Titan • other moons) · Uranus · Neptune • Fictional planets Ceres · Asteroids · Pluto • other trans-Neptunian objects • Comets

Other systems	Aldebaran · Alpha Centauri · Altair · Betelgeuse · Deneb · Epsilon Eridani · Rigel · Sirius · Tau Ceti · Vega Nebulae · Galaxies

Categories: Lists of planets

Simple English

This is a list of all the planets in the solar system.

Planets

Mercury - The planet with the second highest temperature in our solar system and the closest planet to the Sun.
Venus - The hottest planet
Earth - It is our home planet and has one moon
Mars - Closest planet to the Earth
Jupiter - The largest planet in the solar system
Saturn - Sixth planet from the sun. It has giant rings surrounding the planet.
Uranus - Sometimes called the "Sideways Planet"
Neptune - The farthest planet from the Sun.

Dwarf planets

Ceres is the biggest asteroid in the solar system.
Haumea is shaped like an egg.
Makemake crosses paths with Eris.
Eris follows the most elliptical path of any planet or dwarf planet.
Pluto, formerly considered a planet until August 24 2006 when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined conditions for planets that Pluto did not meet.

Some scientists think that there was once a planet called Theia, which crashed into the Earth at one point, creating the Moon

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Sun • Heliosphere	Planets ☾ = moon(s) ∅ = rings		Mercury	Venus	Earth ☾	Mars ☾

			Jupiter ☾ ∅	Saturn ☾ ∅	Uranus ☾ ∅	Neptune ☾ ∅

	Dwarf planets		Ceres	Pluto ☾	Haumea ☾	Makemake

			Eris ☾

	Small Solar System bodies	Asteroids (minor planets)	Groups and families: Vulcanoids · Near-Earth asteroids · Asteroid belt Jupiter Trojans · Centaurs · Neptune Trojans · Asteroid moons · Meteoroids · Pallas · Juno · Vesta · Hygiea ·
		Asteroids (minor planets)	See also the list of asteroids, and the meaning and pronunciation of asteroid names.

		Trans- Neptunians	Kuiper belt – Plutinos: Orcus · Ixion – Cubewanos: 55637_{2002 UX} · Varuna · 15760_{1992 QB} · 55636_{2002 TX} · Quaoar · Huya · 55565_{2002 AW}
		Trans- Neptunians	Scattered disc: 84522_{2002 TC} · 2004 XR₁₉₀ · Sedna

		Comets	Lists of periodic and non-periodic comets · Damocloids · Hills cloud · Oort cloud
See also Geology of solar terrestrial planets, astronomical objects, the solar system's list of objects, sorted by radius or mass, and the Solar System Portal

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