Celestial Body

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Celestial Body

Any aggregation of matter in space constituting a unit for astronomical study, as the sun, a moon, planet, comet, star, nebula, etc. Also called heavenly body.

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use