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The largest celestial bodies in the solar system
List of the largest celestial bodies in the solar system, including asteroids, the sun, Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mars, Neptune, Uranus, Mercure, Pluto, Ganymede, Titan, Callisto.
| The largest celestial bodies in the solar system | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Picture | Diameter | Weight | Temperature | Composition | |||
| Sun |  | 1,391,400 km | 1,988,000.00 × 1024 kg | 9941°C | Hydrogen, helium, oxygen, carbon, iron, neon, nitrogen, silicon, magnesium, sulfur | |||
| Jupiter |  | 139,822 km | 1,898,600.00 × 1021 kg | -108°C | Hydrogen, glace, helium, neon, methane, ammonia, ethane, water, ammonium hydrosulfide, silicon, carbon, silicates | |||
| Saturn |  | 116,464 km | 5,683,600.00 × 1020 kg | -143°C | Hydrogen, hélium, glace, methane, ammonia, water, ethane, ammonium hydrosulfide | |||
| Uranus |  | 51,118 km | 8,681,000.00 × 1019 kg | -220°C | Ice, water, ammonia, methane, helium, hydrogen, silicates, iron, carbon | |||
| Neptune |  | 49,244 km | 1,024,300.00 × 1020 kg | -218°C | Ice, water, ammonia, methane, hydrogen, oxygen, helium, sulfide, silicates, nickel, iron, carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, carbon dioxide | |||
| Earth |  | 12,756 km | 5,973,600.00 × 1018 kg | 15°C | Iron, oxygen, silicon, magnesium, sulfur, nickel, calcium, aluminum, sodium, potassium, water, carbon, titanium, phosphorus | |||
| Venus |  | 12,102 km | 4,868,500.00 × 1018 kg | 462°C | Silicates, iron, nickel, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, sulfur, argon, water, helium, neon | |||
| Mars |  | 6,778 km | 641,710.00 × 1018 kg | -63°C | Iron, nickel, sulfur, silicates, silicon, oxygen, magnesium, calcium, potassium, ice, chlorine, phosphorus | |||
| Ganymede |  | 5,262 km | 148,190.00 × 1018 kg | -163°C | Ice, salt water, silicates, iron, sulfide | |||
| Titan |  | 5,151 km | 134,520.00 × 1018 kg | -179°C | Nitrogen, diazote, ice, carbon, silicates, iron, ammonia | |||
| Mercure |  | 4,878 km | 330,200.00 × 1018 kg | 169°C | Silicates, iron, potassium, sodium, oxygen, argon, neon, hydrogen, helium | |||
| Callisto |  | 4,820 km | 107,593.80 × 1018 kg | -139°C | Ice, silicates, ammonia, iron, magnesium, carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide | |||
| Io |  | 3,643 km | 89,300.00 × 1018 kg | -193°C | Sulphur, silicates, iron, sulfide | |||
| Moon |  | 3,474 km | 73,477.00 × 1018 kg | -23°C | Oxygen, silicon, iron, calcium, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, potassium, uranium, thorium, hydrogen, phosphorus, helium | |||
| Europa |  | 3,121 km | 48,000.00 × 1018 kg | -148°C | Ice, salt water, silicates, iron, magnesium sulfate, sulfuric acid hydrate, sulfide | |||
| Triton |  | 2,707 km | 21,400.00 × 1018 kg | -236°C | Iron, silicates, ice, water, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, methane, neon, argon, hydrogen | |||
| Pluto |  | 2,370 km | 13,140.00 × 1018 kg | -225°C | Nitrogen, methane, ice, carbon monoxide, ethane, water, silicates | |||
| Eris |  | 2,326 km | 16,600.00 × 1018 kg | -243°C | Silicates, ice, water, nitrogen | |||
| Haumea |  | 1,920 km | 4,006.00 × 1018 kg | -223°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Titania |  | 1,577 km | 3,530.00 × 1018 kg | -203°C | Ice, water, silicates, carbon, methane, carbon dioxyde | |||
| 2007 OR10 |  | 1,535 km | 1,300.00 × 1018 kg | -242°C | Ice, water, methane, nitrogen | |||
| Rhea |  | 1,528 km | 2,306.51 × 1018 kg | -174°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Oberon |  | 1,522 km | 3,010.00 × 1018 kg | -198°C | Ice, water, silicates, methane | |||
| Iapetus |  | 1,471 km | 1,805.63 × 1018 kg | -143°C | Ice, silicates, carbon, hydrogen cyanide | |||
| Makemake |  | 1,434 km | 4,400.00 × 1018 kg | -237°C | Nitrogen, methane, ethance, ice | |||
| Charon |  | 1,208 km | 1,520.00 × 1018 kg | -233°C | Ice, water, silicates, ammonia hydrates | |||
| Umbriel |  | 1,169 km | 1,170.00 × 1018 kg | -198°C | Ice, water, silicates, carbon, methane | |||
| Ariel |  | 1,157 km | 1,350.00 × 1018 kg | -193°C | Ice, water, silicates, methane | |||
| Dione |  | 1,123 km | 1,095.45 × 1018 kg | -186°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Quaoar |  | 1,110 km | 1,000.00 × 1018 kg | -214°C | Ice, water, methane, ethane | |||
| Thetys |  | 1,066 km | 617.44 × 1018 kg | -187°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Sedna |  | 995 km | Unknown | -261°C | Ice, methane, water, carbon | |||
| Orcus |  | 946 km | 700.00 × 1018 kg | -229°C | Ice, water, carbon, methane | |||
| Dysnomia |  | 514 km | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |||
| Enceladus |  | 504 km | 108.02 × 1018 kg | -198°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Ceres |  | 476 km | 946.00 × 10^18 kg | -106°C | Water, clay, iron, carbon, silicates, ice | |||
| Miranda |  | 471 km | 66.00 × 1018 kg | -87°C | Ice, water, silicates, carbon, ammonia | |||
| Mimas |  | 396 km | 37.49 x 1018 kg | -188°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Sylvia |  | 384 km | 14.78 × 1018 kg | -122°C | Unknown | |||
| Hektor |  | 370 km | 14.00 × 1018 kg | -151°C | Unknown | |||
| Nereid |  | 340 km | 31.00 × 1018 kg | -223°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Hiʻiaka |  | 320 km | 17.90 × 1018 kg | Unknown | Ice, water | |||
| S/(225088) 1 |  | 300 km | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |||
| Hyperion |  | 266 km | 5.58 x 1018 kg | -180°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Amalthea |  | 262 km | 2.08 × 1018 kg | -153°C | Ice | |||
| Vanth |  | 262 km | 20.00 × 1018 kg | Unknown | Unknown | |||
| Phoebe |  | 214 km | 8.29 × 1018 kg | -195°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Larissa |  | 195 km | 4.20 × 1018 kg | -203°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Janus |  | 179 km | 1.88 × 1018 kg | -195°C | Ice | |||
| Galatea |  | 175 km | 2.10 × 1018 kg | -202°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| MK2 |  | 175 km | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |||
| Himalia |  | 170 km | 6.70 × 1018 kg | -149°C | Unknown | |||
| Namaka |  | 170 km | 2.00 × 1018 kg | Unknown | Ice, water | |||
| Chiron |  | 166 km | 2.00 × 1018 kg | -168°C | Ice | |||
| Puck |  | 162 km | 2.90 × 1018 kg | -184°C | Ice, water, silicates | |||
| Despina |  | 152 km | 2.10 × 1018 kg | -203°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Sycorax |  | 150 km | 2.30 × 1018 kg | -184°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Portia |  | 135 km | 1.70 × 1018 kg | -184°C | Ice, water | |||
| Thebe |  | 116 km | 0.43 × 1018 kg | -149°C | Unknown | |||
| Epimetheus |  | 113 km | 0.53 × 1018 kg | -195°C | Ice | |||
| Weywot |  | 100 km | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |||
| Juliette |  | 93 km | 0.56 × 1018 kg | -184°C | Ice | |||
| Belinda |  | 90 km | 0.49 × 1018 kg | -184°C | Ice | |||
| Elara |  | 86 km | 0.87 × 1018 kg | -149°C | Unknown | |||
| Prometheus |  | 86 km | 0.15 × 1018 kg | -199°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Thalassa |  | 83 km | 0.35 × 1018 kg | -203°C | Ice, silicates | |||
| Pandora |  | 80 km | 0.13 × 1018 kg | -195°C | Ice | |||
| Phobos |  | 27 km | 0.01 × 1018 kg | -40°C | Silicates, carbon | |||
| Deimos |  | 15 km | 0.002 × 1018 kg | -40°C | Ice, silicates | |||
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