The minor planets are full of names

Someone named the
universe after us.

Enter a name. We’ll search the solar system for its celestial namesake—and tell you how far away it is right now.

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A small note

Planets, technically speaking.

The objects here are mostly minor planets: asteroids orbiting our Sun. Thousands carry names proposed by their discoverers and approved by the International Astronomical Union.

Names and orbital elements come from NASA/JPL. Distances are calculated for today and will change as Earth and each object continue their journeys.