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!Orbital Order | |||
!Name | |||
!Diameter (km) | |||
!Mass (x 10<sup>^16</sup>kg) | |||
!Orbital Period | |||
!Discovered | |||
!Discoverer | |||
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|1 ||Metis ||60 × 40 × 34 ||3.6 ||+7h 4m 29s ||1979 ||Synnott | |||
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|2 ||Adrastea ||20 × 16 × 14 ||0.2 ||+7h 9m 30s ||1979 ||Jewitt | |||
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|3 ||Amalthea ||250 × 146 × 128 ||208 ||+11h 57m 23s ||1892 ||Barnard | |||
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|4 ||Thebe ||116 × 98 × 84 ||43 ||+16h 11m 17s ||1979 ||Synnott | |||
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|5 ||Io ||3660 × 3637.4 × 3630.6 ||8931900 ||+1.7691 ||1610 ||Galilei | |||
|- | |||
|6 ||Europa ||3121.6 ||4800000 ||+3.5512 ||1610 ||Galilei | |||
|- | |||
|7 ||Ganymede ||5262.4 ||14819000 ||+7.1546 ||1610 ||Galilei | |||
|- | |||
|8 ||Callisto ||4820.6 ||10759000 ||+16.689 ||1610 ||Galilei | |||
|- | |||
|9 ||Themisto ||8 ||0.069 ||+129.87 ||1975/2000 ||Kowal & Roemer/ | |||
|- | |||
|10 ||Leda ||16 ||0.6 ||+240.82 ||1974 ||Kowal | |||
|- | |||
|11 ||Himalia ||170 ||670 ||+250.23 ||1904 ||Perrine | |||
|- | |||
|12 ||Lysithea ||36 ||6.3 ||+259.89 ||1938 ||Nicholson | |||
|- | |||
|13 ||Elara ||86 ||87 ||+257.62 ||1905 ||Perrine | |||
|- | |||
|14 ||Dia ||4 ||0.009 ||+287.93 ||2001 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|15 ||Carpo ||3 ||0.0045 ||+458.62 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|16 ||S/2003 J 12 ||1 ||0.00015 ||-482.69 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|17 ||Euporie ||2 ||0.0015 ||-538.78 ||2002 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|18 ||S/2003 J 3 ||2 ||0.0015 ||-561.52 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|19 ||S/2003 J 18 ||2 ||0.0015 ||-569.73 ||2003 ||Gladman et al. | |||
|- | |||
|20 ||S/2011 J 1 ||1 || ||-582.22 ||2011 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|21 ||S/2010 J 2 ||1 || ||-588.36 ||2010 ||Veillet | |||
|- | |||
|22 ||Thelxinoe ||2 ||0.0015 ||-597.61 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|23 ||Euanthe ||3 ||0.0045 ||-598.09 ||2002 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|24 ||Helike ||4 ||0.009 ||-601.40 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|25 ||Orthosie ||2 ||0.0015 ||-602.62 ||2002 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|26 ||Iocaste ||5 ||0.019 ||-609.43 ||2001 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|27 ||S/2003 J 16 ||2 ||0.0015 ||-610.36 ||2003 ||Gladman et al. | |||
|- | |||
|28 ||Praxidike ||7 ||0.043 ||-613.90 ||2001 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|29 ||Harpalyke ||4 ||0.012 ||-624.54 ||2001 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|30 ||Mneme ||2 ||0.0015 ||-627.48 ||2003 ||Gladman et al. | |||
|- | |||
|31 ||Hermippe ||4 ||0.009 ||-629.81 ||2002 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|32 ||Thyone ||4 ||0.009 ||-639.80 ||2002 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|33 ||Ananke ||28 ||3 ||-640.38 ||1951 ||Nicholson | |||
|- | |||
|34 ||Herse ||2 ||0.0015 ||-672.75 ||2003 ||Gladman et al. | |||
|- | |||
|35 ||Aitne ||3 ||0.0045 ||-679.64 ||2002 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|36 ||Kale ||2 ||0.0015 ||-685.32 ||2002 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|37 ||Taygete ||5 ||0.016 ||-686.67 ||2001 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|38 ||S/2003 J 19 ||2 ||0.0015 ||-699.12 ||2003 ||Gladman et al. | |||
|- | |||
|39 ||Chaldene ||4 ||0.0075 ||-699.33 ||2001 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|40 ||S/2003 J 15 ||2 ||0.0015 ||-699.68 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|41 ||S/2003 J 10 ||2 ||0.0015 ||-700.13 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
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|42 ||S/2003 J 23 ||2 ||0.0015 ||-700.54 ||2004 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|43 ||Erinome ||3 ||0.0045 ||-711.96 ||2001 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|44 ||Aoede ||4 ||0.009 ||-714.66 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|45 ||Kallichore ||2 ||0.0015 ||-717.81 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|46 ||Kalyke ||5 ||0.019 ||-721.02 ||2001 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|47 ||Carme ||46 ||13 ||-763.95 ||1938 ||Nicholson | |||
|- | |||
|48 ||Callirrhoe ||9 ||0.087 ||-727.11 ||2000 ||Spahr, Scotti | |||
|- | |||
|49 ||Eurydome ||3 ||0.0045 ||-723.36 ||2002 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|50 ||S/2011 J 2 ||1 || ||-725.06 ||2011 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|51 ||Pasithee ||2 ||0.0015 ||-726.93 ||2002 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|52 ||S/2010 J 1 ||2 || ||-722.83 ||2010 ||Jacobson et al. | |||
|- | |||
|53 ||Kore ||2 ||0.0015 ||-776.02 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|54 ||Cyllene ||2 ||0.0015 ||-731.10 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|55 ||Eukelade ||4 ||0.009 ||-735.20 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|56 ||S/2003 J 4 ||2 ||0.0015 ||-739.29 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|57 ||Pasiphae ||60 ||30 ||-739.80 ||1908 ||Melotte | |||
|- | |||
|58 ||Hegemone ||3 ||0.0045 ||-745.50 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
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|59 ||Arche ||3 ||0.0045 ||-746.19 ||2002 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|60 ||Isonoe ||4 ||0.0075 ||-750.13 ||2001 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|61 ||S/2003 J 9 ||1 ||0.00015 ||-752.84 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|62 ||S/2003 J 5 ||4 ||0.009 ||-758.34 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|63 ||Sinope ||38 ||7.5 ||-739.33 ||1914 ||Nicholson | |||
|- | |||
|64 ||Sponde ||2 ||0.0015 ||-771.60 ||2002 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|65 ||Autonoe ||4 ||0.009 ||-772.17 ||2002 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|66 ||Megaclite ||5 ||0.021 ||-792.44 ||2001 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|- | |||
|67 ||S/2003 J 2 ||2 ||0.0015 ||-1077.02 ||2003 ||Sheppard et al. | |||
|} | |||
===Saturn=== | ===Saturn=== |
Revision as of 12:55, 18 March 2016
Planets & Their Moons
Mercury
- (no moons)
Venus
- (no moons)
Earth
- The Moon
Mars
- Phobos
- Deimos
Jupiter
Orbital Order | Name | Diameter (km) | Mass (x 10^16kg) | Orbital Period | Discovered | Discoverer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Metis | 60 × 40 × 34 | 3.6 | +7h 4m 29s | 1979 | Synnott |
2 | Adrastea | 20 × 16 × 14 | 0.2 | +7h 9m 30s | 1979 | Jewitt |
3 | Amalthea | 250 × 146 × 128 | 208 | +11h 57m 23s | 1892 | Barnard |
4 | Thebe | 116 × 98 × 84 | 43 | +16h 11m 17s | 1979 | Synnott |
5 | Io | 3660 × 3637.4 × 3630.6 | 8931900 | +1.7691 | 1610 | Galilei |
6 | Europa | 3121.6 | 4800000 | +3.5512 | 1610 | Galilei |
7 | Ganymede | 5262.4 | 14819000 | +7.1546 | 1610 | Galilei |
8 | Callisto | 4820.6 | 10759000 | +16.689 | 1610 | Galilei |
9 | Themisto | 8 | 0.069 | +129.87 | 1975/2000 | Kowal & Roemer/ |
10 | Leda | 16 | 0.6 | +240.82 | 1974 | Kowal |
11 | Himalia | 170 | 670 | +250.23 | 1904 | Perrine |
12 | Lysithea | 36 | 6.3 | +259.89 | 1938 | Nicholson |
13 | Elara | 86 | 87 | +257.62 | 1905 | Perrine |
14 | Dia | 4 | 0.009 | +287.93 | 2001 | Sheppard et al. |
15 | Carpo | 3 | 0.0045 | +458.62 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
16 | S/2003 J 12 | 1 | 0.00015 | -482.69 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
17 | Euporie | 2 | 0.0015 | -538.78 | 2002 | Sheppard et al. |
18 | S/2003 J 3 | 2 | 0.0015 | -561.52 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
19 | S/2003 J 18 | 2 | 0.0015 | -569.73 | 2003 | Gladman et al. |
20 | S/2011 J 1 | 1 | -582.22 | 2011 | Sheppard et al. | |
21 | S/2010 J 2 | 1 | -588.36 | 2010 | Veillet | |
22 | Thelxinoe | 2 | 0.0015 | -597.61 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
23 | Euanthe | 3 | 0.0045 | -598.09 | 2002 | Sheppard et al. |
24 | Helike | 4 | 0.009 | -601.40 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
25 | Orthosie | 2 | 0.0015 | -602.62 | 2002 | Sheppard et al. |
26 | Iocaste | 5 | 0.019 | -609.43 | 2001 | Sheppard et al. |
27 | S/2003 J 16 | 2 | 0.0015 | -610.36 | 2003 | Gladman et al. |
28 | Praxidike | 7 | 0.043 | -613.90 | 2001 | Sheppard et al. |
29 | Harpalyke | 4 | 0.012 | -624.54 | 2001 | Sheppard et al. |
30 | Mneme | 2 | 0.0015 | -627.48 | 2003 | Gladman et al. |
31 | Hermippe | 4 | 0.009 | -629.81 | 2002 | Sheppard et al. |
32 | Thyone | 4 | 0.009 | -639.80 | 2002 | Sheppard et al. |
33 | Ananke | 28 | 3 | -640.38 | 1951 | Nicholson |
34 | Herse | 2 | 0.0015 | -672.75 | 2003 | Gladman et al. |
35 | Aitne | 3 | 0.0045 | -679.64 | 2002 | Sheppard et al. |
36 | Kale | 2 | 0.0015 | -685.32 | 2002 | Sheppard et al. |
37 | Taygete | 5 | 0.016 | -686.67 | 2001 | Sheppard et al. |
38 | S/2003 J 19 | 2 | 0.0015 | -699.12 | 2003 | Gladman et al. |
39 | Chaldene | 4 | 0.0075 | -699.33 | 2001 | Sheppard et al. |
40 | S/2003 J 15 | 2 | 0.0015 | -699.68 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
41 | S/2003 J 10 | 2 | 0.0015 | -700.13 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
42 | S/2003 J 23 | 2 | 0.0015 | -700.54 | 2004 | Sheppard et al. |
43 | Erinome | 3 | 0.0045 | -711.96 | 2001 | Sheppard et al. |
44 | Aoede | 4 | 0.009 | -714.66 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
45 | Kallichore | 2 | 0.0015 | -717.81 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
46 | Kalyke | 5 | 0.019 | -721.02 | 2001 | Sheppard et al. |
47 | Carme | 46 | 13 | -763.95 | 1938 | Nicholson |
48 | Callirrhoe | 9 | 0.087 | -727.11 | 2000 | Spahr, Scotti |
49 | Eurydome | 3 | 0.0045 | -723.36 | 2002 | Sheppard et al. |
50 | S/2011 J 2 | 1 | -725.06 | 2011 | Sheppard et al. | |
51 | Pasithee | 2 | 0.0015 | -726.93 | 2002 | Sheppard et al. |
52 | S/2010 J 1 | 2 | -722.83 | 2010 | Jacobson et al. | |
53 | Kore | 2 | 0.0015 | -776.02 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
54 | Cyllene | 2 | 0.0015 | -731.10 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
55 | Eukelade | 4 | 0.009 | -735.20 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
56 | S/2003 J 4 | 2 | 0.0015 | -739.29 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
57 | Pasiphae | 60 | 30 | -739.80 | 1908 | Melotte |
58 | Hegemone | 3 | 0.0045 | -745.50 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
59 | Arche | 3 | 0.0045 | -746.19 | 2002 | Sheppard et al. |
60 | Isonoe | 4 | 0.0075 | -750.13 | 2001 | Sheppard et al. |
61 | S/2003 J 9 | 1 | 0.00015 | -752.84 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
62 | S/2003 J 5 | 4 | 0.009 | -758.34 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
63 | Sinope | 38 | 7.5 | -739.33 | 1914 | Nicholson |
64 | Sponde | 2 | 0.0015 | -771.60 | 2002 | Sheppard et al. |
65 | Autonoe | 4 | 0.009 | -772.17 | 2002 | Sheppard et al. |
66 | Megaclite | 5 | 0.021 | -792.44 | 2001 | Sheppard et al. |
67 | S/2003 J 2 | 2 | 0.0015 | -1077.02 | 2003 | Sheppard et al. |
Saturn
- Titan
- Rhea
- Iapetus
- Dione
- Tethys
- Enceladus
- Mimas
- Hyperion
- Prometheus
- Pandora
- Phoebe
- Janus
- Epimetheus
- Helene
- Telesto
- Calypso
- Atlas
- Pan
- Ymir
- Paaliaq
- Siarnaq
- Tarvos
- Kiviuq
- Ijiraq
- Thrym
- Skadi
- Mundilfari
- Erriapo
- Albiorix
- Suttung
- plus others yet to receive names
Uranus
- Cordelia
- Ophelia
- Bianca
- Cressida
- Desdemona
- Juliet
- Portia
- Rosalind
- Belinda
- Puck
- Miranda
- Ariel
- Umbriel
- Titania
- Oberon
- Caliban
- Sycorax
- Prospero
- Setebos
- Stephano
- Trinculo
- plus others yet to receive names
Neptune
- Triton
- Nereid
- Naiad
- Thalassa
- Despina
- Galatea
- Larissa
- Proteus
- plus others yet to receive names
Pluto
(although not strictly a planet any more, has been known as one for quite a while)
- Charon
- Hydra
- Nix
- Kerberos
- Styx
Moons/Asteroids
- Luna
- Phobos
- Deimos
- Ceres
- Pallas
- Vesta
- Juno
- Ganymede
- Io
- Europa
- Callisto
- Titan
- Mimas
- Enceladus
- Tethys
- Dione
- Iapetus
- Rhea
- Hyperion
- Miranda
- Ariel
- Umbriel
- Titania
- Oberon
- Triton
- Charon
- Sedna
- Calypso
- Janus
- Phoebe
- Pandora
Stars
(For a longer list, please see 57 Selected Stars for Navigation)
- Sol
- Aldebaran
- Altair
- Antares
- Arcturus
- Betelgeuse
- Canopus
- Capella
- Castor
- Deneb
- Markab
- Polaris
- Pollux
- Procyon
- Rigel
- Sirius
- Spica
- Vega
See Also
- Astronomical Bodies
- Constellations
- For a very long list of minor planet names, see http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/MPNames.html