Égitesteknél

"Égitesteknél" is the Hungarian word for "celestial bodies" or "astronomical objects." This term encompasses a wide range of natural phenomena found in the universe. It can refer to stars, which are massive luminous spheres of plasma held together by their own gravity, such as our Sun. Planets are also considered égitestek, celestial bodies that orbit a star and are massive enough to be rounded by their own gravity. Moons, natural satellites that orbit planets, fall under this category as well.

The term égitesteknél also includes smaller objects like asteroids, which are rocky, airless worlds that orbit our Sun, and comets, icy bodies that release gas and dust when they approach the Sun, forming a visible coma and sometimes a tail. Dwarf planets, celestial bodies that are massive enough to be rounded by their own gravity but have not cleared their orbital neighborhood, are also included. Furthermore, the term can extend to more distant and massive structures like galaxies, vast systems of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter, and nebulae, which are clouds of dust and gas in space. Studying égitesteknél is the fundamental pursuit of astronomy.