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This page is dedicated to astronomical information related to Madoka.
Extraterrestrial Life
In Episode 9, Kyubey reveals himself as an alien from outer space. His precise origins are unknown, but presumably he belongs to a scientifically advanced race that is either immortal or has mastered faster than light travel. Kyubey's species is likely a hive-mind, similar to an ant-colony, such that all members share a collective consciousness and memory.
In Null Magical Girl, multiple other races are introduced. The most notable race is that of the Homo magica, the next step in evolution for humanity where everyone is a magical girl.
Witches and celestial objects
Anonymous observes that nearly all the witches and familiars have names corresponding to celestial objects within the solar system:
| Character | Celestial object | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gertrud | 710 Gertrud | a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Anthony | 272 Antonia | an asteroid |
| Adelbert | 719 Albert | an asteroid |
| Suleika | 563 Suleika | a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Ulla | 375 Ursula | a large main-belt asteroid |
| Charlotte | 543 Charlotte | a minor planet orbiting the Sun |
| Pyotr | 2720 Pyotr Pervyj | a main-belt asteroid |
| Polina | 142 Polana | a main-belt asteroid |
| Elly | 2650 Elinor 616 Elly |
both asteroids |
| Daniyyel | 2589 Daniel | a main-belt asteroid |
| Jennifer | 6249 Jennifer | an asteroid |
| Albertine | 1290 Albertine | an asteroid |
| Anja | 265 Anna | an asteroid |
| Gisela | 352 Gisela | an asteroid |
| Dora | 668 Dora | a main-belt asteroid |
| Elsa Maria | 182 Elsa 170 Maria |
both asteroids |
| Sebastian | 1482 Sebastiana | an asteroid |
| Uhrmann | 10239 Hermann | a main belt asteroid |
| Bartels | 17823 Bartels | a main-belt asteroid |
| Oktavia | 598 Octavia | an asteroid |
| Holger | 9266 Holger | a main-belt asteroid |
| Klarissa | 302 Clarissa 1162 Larissa |
a main belt asteroid an asteroid |
| Izabel | 210 Isabella | a main-belt asteroid |
| Michaela | 1045 Michela | an asteroid |
| Patricia | 436 Patricia | a main-belt asteroid |
| Mathieu | 1592 Mathieu | a main-belt asteroid |
| Roberta | 335 Roberta | a large main-belt asteroid |
| Gotz | 2278 Gotz | a main belt asteroid |
| Kriemhild Gretchen | 242 Kriemhild 984 Gretia |
a main-belt asteroid an asteroid |
| Walpurgis | 256 Walpurga | an asteroid |
| Candeloro | 9010 Candelo | a main-belt asteroid |
| Du Polignac | 21432 Polingloh | an asteroid |
| Ophelia | 171 Ophelia Ophelia |
an asteroid a moon of Uranus |
| Zoë | 1793 Zoya | an asteroid |
| Homulilly | 1181 Lilith | an asteroid |
| Clara dolls | 642 Clara | a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Lotte | 3480 Lottie | an asteroid |
| Luiselotte | 599 Luisa | a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Liese and Lisa | 3454 Lieske 3976 Lise |
both asteroids |
| Lilia | 213 Lilaea 756 Liliana |
a main-belt asteroid a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Quitterie | 570 Kythera 10973 Quito |
a minor planet orbiting the sun an asteroid |
| Itzli | 1596 Itzigsohn | an asteroid |
| Rosasharn | 223 Rosa | an asteroid |
| Cecil | 4058 Cecilgreen 297 Caecilia |
both asteroids |
| Virginia | 50 Virginia | an asteroid |
| Giovanna | 111561 Giovanniallevi | an asteroid |
| Campanella | 1077 Campanula | an asteroid |
| Yu Hong | 6541 Yuan 15627 Hong |
both asteroids |
| Beatrice | 83 Beatrix | a main belt asteroid |
| Pennen Nolde and Pennen Nenemu | 201 Penelope | a main belt asteroid |
| Hevelius | 5703 Hevelius | an asteroid |
| Old Dorothy | 339 Dorothea | an asteroid |
| Cendrillon | 13223 Cenaceneri | an asteroid |
| Elfriede | 618 Elfriede | a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Zola | 6030 Zolensky | an asteroid |
| McDougal | 4589 McDowell | an asteroid |
| Henrietta | 225 Henrietta | a main belt asteroid |
| Catacombe | 13178 Catalan | an asteroid |
| Totentanz | 8770 Totanus | an asteroid |
| Dum | 17681 Tweedledum | an asteroid |
| Dee | 9387 Tweedledee | an asteroid |
| Sukhavati Smriti | 9196 Sukagawa | an asteroid |
| Tiracchana | 1400 Tirela | an asteroid |
| Merkava | 22132 Merkley | an asteroid |
| Halifax | 9000 Hal | an asteroid |
| Lakehurst | 10379 Lake Placid | an asteroid |
| Tara | 5863 Tara | an asteroid |
| Oaji | 14217 Oaxaca | an asteroid |
| Marita | 912 Maritima | an asteroid |
| Scylla | 155 Scylla | a main belt asteroid |
| Aztekium | 3290 Azabu | an asteroid |
| Abigail | 31631 Abbywilliams | an asteroid |
| 9daime Nue | 150 Nuwa | an asteroid |
| Casuarius | 7132 Casulli | an asteroid |
| Breadman | 4242 Brecher | an asteroid |
| Gothel | 1049 Gotho | an asteroid |
| Luca | 21919 Luga | an asteroid |
| Cyan | 403 Cyane | an asteroid |
| Maura | 28039 Mauraoei 9904 Mauratombelli |
both asteroids |
| Shalimar | 3408 Shalamov | an asteroid |
| Vayu | 7595 Växjö | an asteroid |
| Carmela | 48416 Carmelita | an asteroid |
| Andreana | 2175 Andrea Doria | an asteroid |
| Akakiy | 6422 Akagi | an asteroid |
| Pamela | 1243 Pamela | an asteroid |
| Poker Alice | 291 Alice | an asteroid |
| Hund Balou | 23041 Hunt 4391 Balodis |
both asteroids |
| Bond Bomb | 13693 Bondar 17696 Bombelli |
both asteroids |
| Renata | 575 Renate | a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Columbina | 327 Columbia | an asteroid |
| Obariyon | 34044 Obafial | an asteroid |
| Tagori | 7855 Tagore | an asteroid |
| Tagitu | 3997 Taga | an asteroid |
| Ihikishima | 4903 Ichikawa | an asteroid |
| Ukei | 27827 Ukai | an asteroid |
| Naomi | 6139 Naomi | an asteroid |
| Gannishikudoku | 3330 Gantrisch | an asteroid |
| Yuerao | 32622 Yuewaichun | an asteroid |
| Taburatsu | 721 Tabora | an asteroid |
| Gibdaughter | 2742 Gibson | an asteroid |
| Victoria | 12 Victoria | a main-belt asteroid |
| Trolley | 1208 Troilus | an asteroid |
| Zipzap | 7565 Zipfel | an asteroid |
| Sylvie | 87 Sylvia | an asteroid |
| Grim | 6912 Grimm | an asteroid |
| Gosirsa | 22402 Goshi | an asteroid |
| Carola | 235 Carolina | an asteroid |
| Sotria | 54963 Sotin | an asteroid |
| Latria | 639 Latona | a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Clothette | 5511 Cloanthus 583 Klotilde |
an asteroid a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Renard | 1416 Renauxa | an asteroid |
| Spica | Spica | largest star in constellation Virgo |
| Odette | 2606 Odessa | an asteroid |
| Carmen | 558 Carmen | a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Elise | 956 Elisa | an asteroid |
| Zenobia | 840 Zenobia | a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Zabaii | 175017 Záboří | an asteroid |
| Candy | 3015 Candy | an asteroid |
| Harold | 114096 Haroldbier | an asteroid |
| Stacey and Stacy | 13389 Stacey | an asteroid |
| Ekaterina and Katarina | 6955 Ekaterina | an asteroid |
| Rebecca | 572 Rebekka | a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Joseph | 649 Josefa | a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Teresa and Theresia | 295 Theresia | a main belt asteroid |
| Huygens | 2801 Huygens | an asteroid |
| Sarah Mirabilis W | 533 Sara 747 Winchester |
minor planets orbiting the sun |
| Kirico Keepers | 91890 Kiriko Matsuri | an asteroid |
| Echo | 60 Echo | an asteroid |
| Shin | 4002 Shinagawa | an asteroid |
| Kotori | 8246 Kotov | an asteroid |
| Durbar | 4389 Durbin | an asteroid |
| Patan | 21482 Patashnick | an asteroid |
| Paola | 2973 Paola | an asteroid |
| Bona | 49987 Bonata | an asteroid |
| Lucy | 32605 Lucy | an asteroid |
| Coco | 6436 Coco | an asteroid |
| Matasaburo | 9111 Matarazzo | an asteroid |
| Shitori Egumo | 362238 Shisseh 8450 Egorov 164 Eva |
two asteroids and a main belt asteroid |
| Oscar | 750 Oskar | a minor planet orbiting the sun |
| Box Wood | 1660 Wood | an asteroid |
| Etteilla | 20804 Etter | an asteroid |
| Oshiti | 5592 Oshima | an asteroid |
| Suzugamori | 8712 Suzuko | an asteroid |
| Raspberry | 25062 Rasmussen | an asteroid |
Trivia
- The asteroid 2278 Götz is named after Paul Götz, an astronomer who discovered several asteroids, like 543 Charlotte and 563 Suleika.
- 142 Polana, 182 Elsa, 210 Isabella, 225 Henrietta, 242 Kriemhild, 295 Theresia, 256 Walpurga, 265 Anna, 583 Klotilde, 710 Gertrud and 719 Albert were discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa.
- The named witches that appear in Kazumi Magica and the doppels of the characters from these spin-offs, as well as the doppels of the Monogatari characters cannot be led to a celestial body due to them using words from foreign languages as names. An exception is made in the cases of Kazumi and Umika Misaki, as their witch forms are not named foreign words as per Magia Record.
- QB is the subclass for Astronomy in the classification system used by the United States Library of Congress.
- 1992 QB1 was the longstanding provisional designation of the first trans-Neptunian object to be discovered (30 August 1992) following Pluto and its moon Charon (in 1930 and 1978 respectively). It is a 'cold' member and namesake of the cubewano ("QB1-o") class, more formally called the classical Kuiper belt objects. A proposal for the name "Smiley" by discoverers Jewitt and Luu was rejected given possible confusion with asteroid 1613 Smiley, whose eponym is astronomer Charles Hugh Smiley. The body remained formally unnamed (though numbered 15760 once an orbit had been extrapolated with confidence) until January 2018 when it was named Albion, specifically in reference to the character in the syncretic mythopoeia of William Blake.
See Timeline for the phases of the moon as seen in the show.