Astronomy

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Madoka amongst the stars.

This page is dedicated to astronomical information related to Madoka.

Extraterrestrial Life

In Episode 9, Kyuubey reveals himself as an alien from outer space. His precise origins are indeterminate, but presumely he belongs to a scientifically advanced race that are either immortal or has mastered faster than light travel. QB's specie is likely a hive-mind, similar to an ant-colony, such that all members share a collective conscious and memory.

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	Charles	a lunar crater
Pyotr	2720 Pyotr Pervyj	a main-belt asteroid
Elly	2650 Elinor	an asteroid
Daniyyel	Daniell	a lunar crater
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	possibly Hermann or 10239 Hermann	a lunar crater/a main belt asteroid.
Bartels	17823 Bartels	a main-belt asteroid
Oktavia	598 Octavia	an asteroid
Holger	9266 Holger	a main-belt asteroid
Isabel	210 Isabella	a main-belt asteroid
Patricia	436 Patricia	a main-belt asteroid
Roberta	335 Roberta	a large main-belt asteroid
Kriemhild Gretchen	242 Kriemhild	a main-belt asteroid.
Walpurgis	256 Walpurga	an asteroid