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The first sentence of the article (not counting the hatnote, infobox, etc.) says

Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun.

Not true according to our exoplanet article. Please change Neptune's article to say

Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet orbiting Earth's Sun.

As far as i can tell, specifying Earth's Sun (instead of just the Sun) is not necessary according to Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Celestial bodies, Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Capital letters#Celestial bodies, or Wikipedia:Naming conventions (astronomical objects), but it is also not wrong. Upon request i can discuss why i think "Earth's Sun" is preferable to "the Sun" in this case.

Wishing everyone safe, happy, productive editing. --70.22.1.45 (talk) 04:45, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Our Sun is the Sun – that's why we talk about "Sun-like stars" for stars that are not actually the Sun. You can analogically call the stars around which exoplanets orbit "suns", I suppose, but to force that interpretation in my head it would have had to say "...the farthest known planet from its Sun". Which it doesn't. Double sharp (talk) 05:54, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's not the main issue i want to address. Sorry i wasn't clearer.

Neptune is not the farthest known planet from our Sun; some exoplanet is. This article need not discuss exoplanets (certainly not in the first sentence), but the first sentence of this article should not be incorrect. Perhaps:

Neptune is the eighth and furthest of the planets orbiting the Sun.

or

Neptune is the eighth and furthest out of the planets orbiting the Sun.

(more about "Sun-like stars" later)

Safe, happy, productive editing, everyone. --70.22.1.45 (talk) 06:08, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I see what you mean. Changed it to "Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet orbiting the Sun." Double sharp (talk) 06:17, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]