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Adjectives for astronomical bodies

Generic bodies

Asteroid:

• Asteroidal

Comet:

• Cometary

Cosmos:

• Cosmic

Dimension:

• Dimensional

Ecliptic:

• Ecliptical
• Zodiacal

Galaxy:

• Galactic

Meteoroid:

• Meteoroidal

Multiverse:

• Multiversal

Nebula:

• Nebular

Planet:

• Planetary

Planetoid:

• Planetoidal

Quasar:

• Quasaric

Sky:

• Celestial

Star:

• Astral
• Sidereal
• Stellar

Supernova:

• Supernovan

Universe:

• Universal

The Solar System

Sun:

• Solar, Solarian

Luna:

• Lunar
• Cynthian
• Selenian, Selenite

Major Planets

Mercury:

• Mercurian, Mercurial
• Hermean

Venus

• Venerian
• Venusian
• Cytherean

Earth:

• Earthly, Earthling, Earther
• Terran, Terrestrial
• Tellurian
• Gaian, Gaean

Mars:

• Martian
• Arean

Jupiter:

• Jovian
• Jovial
• Jupiterian
• Zeusian

Saturn:

• Saturnian, Saturnine
• Cronian, Kronian

Uranus:

• Uranian
• Caelian

Neptune:

• Neptunian
• Poseidean

Minor planets

Ceres:

• Cererian

Eris:

• Eridian

Orcus:

• Orcean, Orcan

Pallas:

• Palladian

Pluto:

• Plutonian, Plutonic

Sedna:

• Sednian

Vesta:

• Vestian, Vestan

Extraterrestrial moons

Adjectives for moons are only listed if they differ from what an average English-speaking monoglot might expect.

Mars

• Phobos: Phobian
• Deimos: Deimian

(I would argue in favor of “Phobic” and “Deimic”, myself, but the last time I tried they kicked me out of NASA HQ.)

Jupiter

• Io: Ionian
• Leda: Ledian, Ledean
• Metis: Metidian

Saturn

• Bergelmir: Bergelmian
• Fenrir: Fenrian
• Surtur: Surtian
• Suttungr: Suttung, Suttungian
• Thrymyr: Thrymian
• Ijiraq: Ijiraupian, Ijirauqian
• Kiviuq: Kiviupian, Kiviuqian
• Paaliaq: Paaliapian, Paaliaqian
• Siarnaq: Siarnaupian, Siarnaqian
• Tarqeq: Tarqiupian, Tarqeqian

Pluto

• Nix: Nictian
• Styx: Stygian