Timeline for Is there a name for a planet and its moons/satellites?
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| Sep 21, 2020 at 18:05 | vote | accept | Edward Loveall | ||
| Sep 21, 2020 at 16:57 | comment | added | planetmaker | The term 'stellar system' exists as analogy to solar system - but is not in as wide use as system (general with or without planets) or planetary system (star or stars with at least a planet in it). | |
| Sep 21, 2020 at 15:25 | comment | added | Tim Campbell | While "<insert name of planet> system" is correct. I thought I'd comment that it seems like "planetary system" should be a valid name when the planet name is generic. Sadly no... a "planetary system" is a "solar system" for stars other than our own. "Solar system" (upper or lower case) is only supposed to refer to our own star -- a definition from an era when we were the only known solar system. So "planetary system" was used to refer to all the other "solar systems". Confusing? You bet! I think there's probably room for improving those definitions. | |
| Sep 21, 2020 at 14:30 | history | answered | christopherlovell | CC BY-SA 4.0 |