The adjectival forms of the names of astronomical bodies are not always easily predictable. Attested adjectival forms of the larger bodies are listed below, along with the two small Martian moons; in some cases they are accompanied by their demonymic equivalents, which denote hypothetical inhabitants of these bodies.
Name Adjective asteroid asteroidal, asteroidic comet cometary cosmos , universe cosmic, cosmian, universal ecliptic ecliptical, zodiacal galaxy galactic, galactian meteoroid meteoroidal nebula nebular planet planetary, planetic planetoid planetoidal quasar quasaric, quasarian sky celestial star astral, sidereal, siderean , stellar supernova supernovan
Derivative forms of constellations are used primarily for meteor showers . The genitive forms of the constellations are used to name stars. (See List of constellations .) Other adjectival forms are less common.
Name Adjective Derivative Andromeda Andromedan Andromedid Aquarius Aquarian Aquariid Aries Arian Arietid Auriga Auˈrigal Aurigid Bootes Bootid Cancer Canˈcerian Cancrid Carina Caˈrinal Carinid Capricorn Capricornian Capricornid Centaurus Centaurean, Centaurian Centaurid Cetus Cetid Coma Berenices Comal Coma Berenicid Corona Austrina Coronal Corona Austrinid Crux Crucial Crucid Cygnus Cygnean Cygnid Dorado Doradid Draco Draconic Draconid Eridanus Eridanid Gemini Geminian Geminid Hydra , Hydrus Hydrid Leo Leonic, Leonian, Leonean Leonid Leo Minor Leo Minorid Libra Libran Librid Lyra Lyrid Monoceros Monocerotid Norma Normid Ophiuchus Ophiuchid Orion Orionid Pavo Pavonid Pegasus Pegasean, Pegasarian Pegasid Perseus Perseid Phoenix Phoenicean Phoenicid Pisces Piscean, Piscian Piscid Piscis Austrinus Piscis Austrinid Puppis Puppid Sagittarius Sagittarian Sagittariid Scorpius Scorpian, Scorpionic Scorpiid Taurus Taurean, Taurian Taurid Ursa Major , Ursa Minor Ursal Ursid Vela Velar, Velic Velid Virgo Virginal, Virginian Virginid zodiac zodiacal
Name Adjective Demonym Sun , Sol, Helios Solar, Heliacal, Phoebean, Phebean Solarian
Planets and planetoids Name Adjective Demonym Ceres Cererian,[1] Cererean [2] Cererian Earth , Terra, Tellus , Gaia, Gaea earthly, Terran, Terrestrial, Terrene, Tellurian,[3] Telluric, Gaian, Gaean Earthling , Terran, Terrestrial, Tellurian, Earthian, Earther, Earthican Eris Eridian[4] Haumea Haumean[5] Jupiter Jovian, Jovial, Jupiterian, Zeusian Jovian Makemake Makemakean[6] Mars Martian, Martial, Arean [7] Martian Mercury ;Hermes (in the evening),Apollo (in the morning) Mercurian, Mercurial, Hermean/Hermeian, Cyllenian ,[8] Cyllenean Mercurian, Hermean Neptune Neptunian, Neptunial , Poseidean [9] Neptunian Orcus Orcean,[10] Orcan Pallas Palladian[11] Pluto Plutonic, Plutonian Plutonian[11] Saturn Saturnian, Saturnine, Cronian,[9] Kronian,[12] Saturnial [13] Saturnian Sedna Sednian[14] Uranus Uranian, Caelian Uranian Vesta Vestian,[15] [16] Vestan,[17] [18] Vestalian Vestan, Vestian Venus ;Hesperus , Vesper (in the evening),Eosphorus, Phosphorus , Phosphor (in the morning),Lucifer (in the day) Venerian, Venusian, Cytherean ,[19] Cytherian ,[20] Hesperian,[21] Luciferian ,[22] Phosphorian ,[23] Aphroditan [24] Venusian, Cytherean
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