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1) a heavenly body (looking like a star with a bright center) and a less bright tail that moves round the Sun (comet)

2) the heavenly body from which the earth gets warmth and light; any fixed star with planets (sun)

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Meaning:
asteroid

any of many small planets between Mars and Jupiter

celestial body orbiting a star

microcosm

something considered as representing in a small scale a larger or complex system

planet, globe

moon

the body which moves round the earth once in a month and shines at night

earth' s satellite

planet

one of the large bodies (e.g. Mars, Venus) that move round the Sun

celestial body orbiting a star

world

the earth, its countries and the people in it

planet, globe

HEAVENLY BODY as in Wiktionary
HEAVENLY BODY as in Wikipedia