Adjectivals and demonyms for astronomical bodies

The following is a list of adjectival forms of astronomical bodies in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the inhabitants of those bodies.

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Constellations

Name Adjective Demonym
Leo (constellation) Leonid
Perseus (constellation) Perseid

Sun

Name Adjective Demonym
Sun, Sol Solar, Heliac Solarian

Planets

Name Adjective Demonym
Earth, Terra, Tellus, World Terran, Terrestrial, Tellurian Earthling, Terran, Terrestrial, Tellurian
Jupiter Jovian, Jovial Jovian
Mars Martian, Martial, Areana Martian
Mercury Mercurian, Mercurial, Cyllenian Mercurian
Neptune Neptunian Neptunian
Saturn Saturnian, Saturnine Saturnian
Uranus Uranian Uranian
Venus Venerian, Venusian, Cythereana Venusian
Pluto Plutonian Plutonian

a  Rare.

Moons

Note: Rarely used or unattested adjectives shown in italics.

Earth and Mars
Name Adjective Demonym
Moon (Selene, Luna) Lunar, Selenian Lunarian, Selenite
Deimos Deimian Deimian
Phobos Phobian Phobian
Jupiter
Name Adjective, demonym
Adrastea Adrastean
Aitne Aitnean
Amalthea Amalthean
Ananke Anankean
Aoede Aoedean
Arche Archean
Autonoe Autonoean
Callirrhoe Callirrhoean
Callisto Callistonian
Carme Carmean
Carpo Carponian
Chaldene Chaldenean
Cyllene Cyllenean
Elara Elaran
Erinome Erinomean
Euanthe Euanthean
Eukelade Eukeladean
Euporie Euporiean
Europa Europan
Eurydome Eurydomean
Ganymede Ganymedean
Harpalyke Harpalykean
Hegemone Hegemonean
Helike Helicean
Hermippe Hermippean
Himalian Himalian
Io Ionian
Iocaste Iocastean, Jocastean
Isonoe Isonoean
Kale Kalean
Kallichore Kallichorean
Kalyke Kalykean
Leda Ledan
Lysithea Lysithean
Megaclite Megaclitean
Mneme Mnemean
Orthosie Orthosiean
Pasiphae Pasiphaean
Pasithee Pasithean
Praxidike Praxidikean
Sinope Sinopean
Sponde Spondean
Taygete Taygetean
Thebe Thebean, Theban
Thelxinoe Thelxinoean
Themisto Themistonian
Thyone Thyonean
Saturn
Name Adjective, demonym
Albiorix Albiorixian
Atlas Atlantean
Calypso Calypsonian
Daphnis Daphnidian
Dione Dionean
Enceladus Enceladan, Enceladean
Epimetheus Epimethean
Erriapus Erriapian
Helene Helenean
Hyperion Hyperionian
Iapetus Iapetian, Japetian
Ijiraq Ijiraqian
Janus Janian
Kiviuq Kiviuqian
Methone Methonean
Mimas Mimantean
Mundilfari Mundilfarian
Narvi Narvian
Paaliaq Paaliaqian
Pallene Pallenean
Pan  ?Panean
Pandora Pandoran
Phoebe Phoebean
Polydeuces Polydeucean
Prometheus Promethean
Rhea Rhean
Siarnaq Siarnaqian
Skathi Skathian
Suttungr Suttungrian
Tarvos Tarvosian
Telesto Telestonian
Tethys Tethyan
Thrymr Thrymrian
Titan Titanian
Ymir  ?Ymirian
Uranus
Name Adjective, demonym
Ariel Arielian
Belinda Belindan
Bianca Biancan
Caliban Calibanian
Cordelia Cordelian
Cressida Cressidan
Cupid Cupidian
Desdemona Desdemonan
Ferdinand Ferdinandian
Francisco Francisconian
Juliet Julietian
Mab Mabian
Margaret Margaretian
Miranda Mirandan
Oberon Oberonian
Ophelia Ophelian
Perdita Perditan
Portia Portian
Prospero Prosperonian
Puck Puckian (Puckling)
Rosalind Rosalindian
Setebos Setebosian
Stephano Stephanonian
Sycorax Sycoraxian
Titania (Titanian)
Trinculo Trinculonian
Umbriel Umbrielian
Neptune
Name Adjective, demonym
Despina Despinan
Galatea Galatean
Larissa Larissan
Naiad Naiadian
Nereid Nereidian
Proteus Protean
Psamathe Psamathean
Thalassa Thalassan
Thyone Thyonean
Triton Tritonian
Other bodies
Name Adjective, demonym
5 Astraea Astraean
Ceres Cererean, Cerian
Charon Charonian
Dysnomia Dysnomian
Eris Eridian
433 Eros Erotian
6 Hebe Hebean
Hydra Hydran
7 Iris Iridian
Juno Junonian
Nix Nictian
Pallas Palladian
Pluto Plutonian
Vesta Vestalian, Vestian

See additional minor planet forms.

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