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- V SagittaeV Sagittae or V Sge is a cataclysmic variable in the constellation Sagitta. The system is
- V-2 sounding rocketGerman V-2 rockets captured by the United States Army at the end of World War II were used
- V-type asteroidA V-type (volcanic-type) asteroid, or Vestoid, is an asteroid whose spectral type is that
- V1057 CygniV1057 Cygni is a suspected binary star system in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It
- V354 CepheiV354 Cephei is a red supergiant star located within the Milky Way. It is an irregular vari
- Valetudo (moon)Valetudo , also known as Jupiter LXII and originally known as S/2016 J 2, is an irregular
- Valles MarinerisValley system on Mars
- Valz PrizeThe Valz Prize (Prix Valz) was awarded by the French Academy of Sciences, from 1877 throug
- Vanbrugh CastleVanbrugh Castle is a house designed and built by John Vanbrugh around 1719 for his own fam
- Variable starStar whose brightness fluctuates, as seen from Earth
- Variable-star designationUnique identifier given to variable stars
- VegaBrightest star in the constellation Lyra
- Vega program1985 Soviet space program with the first balloon flight on Venus
- Vela (constellation)Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
- Velocity dispersionStatistical dispersion
- Venera 91975 Soviet uncrewed space mission to Venus
- Venera programSoviet program that explored Venus with multiple probes
- VenusSecond planet from the Sun
- Venus ExpressVenus Express (VEX) was the first Venus exploration mission of the European Space Agency (
- Venus In Situ ExplorerProposed lander mission to Venus
- Vera C. Rubin ObservatoryAstronomical observatory in Chile
- VERITASVERITAS (Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) is a major ground-based
- Vertical datumReference surface for vertical positions
- Vesta familyAsteroid family
- VFTS 352VFTS 352 is a contact binary star system 160,000 light-years (49,000 pc) away in the Taran
- Victoria (crater)Crater on Mars
- Victoria quadrangleThe Victoria quadrangle is a region on Mercury from 0 to 90° longitude and 20 to 70 ° lati
- Viking 1Robotic spacecraft sent to Mars
- Viking programPair of NASA landers and orbiters sent to Mars in 1976
- VIPER (rover)Planned NASA lunar rover
- Virgo (astrology)Sixth astrological sign of the zodiac
- Virgo (constellation)Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
- Virgo ClusterGalaxy cluster in the constellation Virgo
- Virgo SuperclusterLocal supercluster home to the Milky Way
- Vis-viva equationConcept in gravitational orbital mechanics
- Visible-light astronomyEncompasses a wide variety of astronomical observation via telescopes
- Visual binaryA visual binary is a gravitationally bound binary star system that can be resolved into tw
- VizieRAstronomy objects catalog
- Void (astronomy)Vast empty spaces between filaments with few or no galaxies
- VolansConstellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
- Volcanism on VenusOverview of volcanic activity on the planet Venus
- Von R. EshlemanAmerican radio astronomer (1924–2017)
- Vulcan (hypothetical planet)Hypothetical planet between the Sun and Mercury
- VulcanoidHypothetical asteroids orbiting close to the Sun
- VulpeculaConstellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
- VV OrionisVV Orionis is an eclipsing binary located in the belt region of the constellation Orion. I
- VY Canis MajorisStar in the constellation Canis Major
- VY PyxidisVY Pyxidis is a BL Herculis variable (type II Cepheid) in the constellation of Pyxis. It r