Celestial Bodies
Ceres
947,000,000,000,000,000 tonnes
2,087,777,622,891B pounds
Ceres is the biggest asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter’s orbits. Ceres was the first ast…
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This category contains 28 objects, with a weight span of 998 grams–947,000,000,000,000,000 tonnes. The heaviest is Ceres, and the lightest is Moon.
Weight distribution in this category
Celestial Bodies · 28 items
All items
| Category | items |
|---|---|
| < 1 g | 0 |
| 1–100 g | 0 |
| 100 g–1 kg | 1 |
| 1–10 kg | 0 |
| 10–100 kg | 17 |
| 100 kg–1 t | 0 |
| 1–10 t | 7 |
| 10–100 t | 2 |
| 100 t–1 kt | 0 |
| 1–100 kt | 0 |
| 100 kt–1 Mt | 0 |
| > 1 Mt | 1 |
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Celestial Bodies
What is the heaviest Celestial Bodies item?
Ceres, at 947,000,000,000,000,000 tonnes.
What is the lightest Celestial Bodies item?
Moon, at 998 grams–1 kilograms.
How many items are in this category?
Currently 28 items.
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Proton satellite
17 tonnes
37.5K pounds
The proton satellite combines satellite systems that serve as automated libraries. The proton satellite was l…
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Lacrosse
14.5 tonnes
32K pounds
An image released by the NRO, reportedly showing a Lacrosse satellite under construction. Link Lacrosse, also…
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Telstar 19V
7.08 tonnes
15.6K pounds
The Telstar 19V is a Telstar satellite a series of satellites operated by Telesat – a Canadian satellite comm…
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TerreStar-1
6.91 tonnes
15.2K pounds
TerreStar is still one of the heaviest communications satellites, following closely behind Telstar 19V. This …
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EchoStar XXI
6.87 tonnes
15.1K pounds
The EchoStar XXI is the third heaviest communication satellite on earth, weighing 15,148lbs (6,871 kg). Forme…
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GSAT-11
5.85 tonnes
12.9K pounds
By Indian Space Research Organisation ( GODL-India ), GODL-India , Link The GSAT-11 is the heaviest Indian co…
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Terra
4.86 tonnes
10.7K pounds
Link Terra is a multi-national scientific research satellite for NASA. It is in the Sun-synchronous orbit aro…
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GPS Block III
3.88 tonnes
8.55K pounds
Artist’s impression of a GPS Block IIIA satellite in orbit Link GPS Block III comprises the first 10 GPS III …
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Eunomia
1.02 tonnes
2.24K pounds
In the inner asteroid belt, Eunomia is a massive asteroid. After 3 Juno, it is the biggest of the stony (S-ty…
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KH-11
95.7 kilograms
211 pounds
A conceptual drawing based upon Hubble Space Telescope (HST) layout. CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link The KH-11 is an elec…
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Envisat
46.3 kilograms
102 pounds
Envisat still retains its position as one of the heaviest satellites ever launched. The “Environmental Satell…
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Black Holes
30 kilograms
66.1 pounds
The heaviest objects in the universe are black holes, specifically supermassive black holes. Black holes are …
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Sun
30 kilograms
66.1 pounds
Our sun is one of the largest and heaviest objects in the universe, weighing in at 1.989 x 10 30 kg . To get …
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Jupiter
27 kilograms
59.5 pounds
Jupiter is the largest and heaviest planet by far. When looking at the heaviest things in the universe, Jupit…
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Neptune
26 kilograms
57.3 pounds
Neptune’s mass comes in at 1.024 x 10 26 kg and is 17 times heavier than the Earth. Of all the gas giant plan…
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Saturn
19–26 kilograms
41.9–57.3 pounds
The remaining planets in the solar system are our heaviest objects, but they are not very heavy when you comp…
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Uranus
≈25 kilograms
≈55.1 pounds
Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and is also labelled a “gas giant.” It weighs 8.68×10 25 kilograms …
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Earth
24 kilograms
52.9 pounds
Finally, we come to the ‘smallest’ heaviest thing in the universe, our planet Earth. It is hard to fathom tha…
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Mars
23 kilograms
50.7 pounds
Mars is the third planet from the sun. It weighs 6.42×10 23 kilograms which is 0.107 times the mass of planet…
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Mercury
23 kilograms
50.7 pounds
Mercury is closest to the sun and is also the lightest planet in the solar system. It weighs 3.30×10 23 kilog…
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Pallas
20 kilograms
44.1 pounds
Pallas is the second asteroid found, following 1 Ceres. It is thought to contain a mineral composition compar…
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Vesta
20 kilograms
44.1 pounds
Vesta is the second-largest asteroid in the solar system, measuring 525 kilometers (326 miles) in diameter an…
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Davida
18 kilograms
39.7 pounds
This asteroid has a diameter of 270 to 310 kilometers (167 to 192 miles) and accounts for 1.5 percent of the …
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Hygiea
18 kilograms
39.7 pounds
Hygiea is the fourth biggest asteroid in our solar system, measuring between 350 and 500 kilometers (217 and …
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Interamnia
18 kilograms
39.7 pounds
704 Interamnia is a massive asteroid of the F-type. It is the fifth-largest asteroid, after Ceres, Vesta, Pal…
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Lutetia
18 kilograms
39.7 pounds
Lutetia is a big asteroid with an uncommon spectral type found in the asteroid belt. It has a diameter of aro…
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Moon
998 grams–1 kilograms
2.2–2.2 pounds
According to Engineering and Science, the amount of force exerted on an object is termed as its weight. The f…