Moons of Jupiter - Table

Table

The moons of Jupiter are listed below by orbital period. Moons massive enough for their surfaces to have collapsed into a spheroid are highlighted in bold. These are the four Galilean moons, which are comparable in size to Earth's Moon. The four inner moons are much smaller. The irregular captured moons are shaded light gray when prograde and dark gray when retrograde.

Name
Image Diameter
(km)
Mass
(×1016 kg)
Semi-major
axis
(km)
Orbital period
(d)
Group
1 16 !XVI Metis ˈmiːtɨs 0059 !60×40×34 1636 !~3.6 00127 !127,690 0074 !+7h 4m 29s 00006 !0.06° 0.000 02 1979 Synnott
(Voyager 1)
Inner
2 15 !XV Adrastea ˌædrəˈstiːə 0020 !20×16×14 152 !~0.2 00128 !128,690 0079 !+7h 9m 30s 00003 !0.03° 0.0015 1979 Jewitt
(Voyager 2)
Inner
3 05 !V Amalthea ˌæməlˈθiːə 0171 !167 ± 4.0 km
250×146×128
18208 !208 0018 !181,366 008 !+11h 57m 23s 000374 !0.374° 0.0032 1892 Barnard Inner
4 14 !XIV Thebe ˈθiːbiː 0116 !116×98×84 1743 !~43 002 !221,889 009 !+16h 11m 17s 001076 !1.076° 0.0175 1979 Synnott
(Voyager 1)
Inner
5 01 !I Io ˈaɪ.oʊ 3,660 !3,660.0
×3,637.4
×3,630.6
2,289 !8,931,900 004 !421,700 01 !+1.769 1 00005 !0.050° 0.0041 1610 Galilei Galilean
6 02 !II Europa jʊˈroʊpə 3,121 !3,121.6 2,248 !4,800,000 006 !671,034 03 !+3.551 2 00047 !0.471° 0.0094 1610 Galilei Galilean
7 03 !III Ganymede ˈɡænɨmiːd 5,362 !5,262.4 2,315 !14,819,000 010 !1,070,412 07 !+7.154 6 000204 !0.204° 0.0011 1610 Galilei Galilean
8 04 !IV Callisto kəˈlɪstoʊ 4,820 !4,820.6 2,311 !10,759,000 018 !1,882,709 08 !+16.689 000205 !0.205° 0.0074 1610 Galilei Galilean
9 18 !XVIII Themisto θɨˈmɪstoʊ 0008 !8 1469 !0.069 07 !7,393,216 +129.87 045 !45.762° 0.2115 1975/2000 Kowal & Roemer/
Sheppard et al.
Themisto
10 13 !XIII Leda ˈliːdə 0016 !16 1611 !0.6 11,187,781 +240.82 027562 !27.562° 0.1673 1974 Kowal Himalia
11 06 !VI Himalia haɪˈmeɪliə 0170 !170 1867 !670 11,451,971 +250.23 030 !30.486° 0.1513 1904 Perrine Himalia
12 10 !X Lysithea laɪˈsɪθiːə 0036 !36 1663 !6.3 11,740,560 +259.89 027006 !27.006° 0.1322 1938 Nicholson Himalia
13 07 !VII Elara ˈɛlərə 0086 !86 1787 !87 11,778,034 +257.62 029 !29.691° 0.1948 1905 Perrine Himalia
14 99 !— S/2000 J 11 0004 !4 139 !0.009 0 12,570,424 +287.93 027584 !27.584° 0.2058 2001 Sheppard et al. Himalia?
15 46 !XLVI Carpo ˈkɑrpoʊ 0003 !3 1345 !0.004 5 17,144,873 +458.62 056 !56.001° 0.2735 2003 Sheppard et al. Carpo
16 99 !— S/2003 J 12 0001 !1 1215 !0.000 15 17,739,539 −482.69 142.680° 0.4449 2003 Sheppard et al. ?
17 34 !XXXIV Euporie juːˈpɒrɨ.iː 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 19,088,434 −538.78 144.694° 0.0960 2002 Sheppard et al. Ananke
18 99 !— S/2003 J 3 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 19,621,780 −561.52 146.363° 0.2507 2003 Sheppard et al. Ananke
19 99 !— S/2003 J 18 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 19,812,577 −569.73 147.401° 0.1569 2003 Gladman et al. Ananke
20 99 !— S/2011 J 1 0001 !1 20,155,290 −582.22 162.8° 0.2963 2011 Sheppard et al. ?
21 99 !— S/2010 J 2 0001 !1 20,307,150 −588.36 150.4° 0.307 2010 Veillet Ananke?
22 42 !XLII Thelxinoe θɛlkˈsɪnɵʊiː 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 20,453,753 −597.61 151.292° 0.2684 2003 Sheppard et al. Ananke
23 33 !XXXIII Euanthe juːˈænθiː 0003 !3 1345 !0.004 5 20,464,854 −598.09 143.409° 0.2000 2002 Sheppard et al. Ananke
24 45 !XLV Helike ˈhɛlɨkiː 0004 !4 139 !0.009 0 20,540,266 −601.40 154.586° 0.1374 2003 Sheppard et al. Ananke
25 35 !XXXV Orthosie ɔrˈθɒsɨ.iː 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 20,567,971 −602.62 142.366° 0.2433 2002 Sheppard et al. Ananke
26 24 !XXIV Iocaste ˌaɪ.ɵˈkæstiː 0005 !5 1419 !0.019 20,722,566 −609.43 147.248° 0.2874 2001 Sheppard et al. Ananke
27 99 !— S/2003 J 16 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 20,743,779 −610.36 150.769° 0.3184 2003 Gladman et al. Ananke
28 27 !XXVII Praxidike prækˈsɪdɨkiː 0007 !7 1443 !0.043 20,823,948 −613.90 144.205° 0.1840 2001 Sheppard et al. Ananke
29 22 !XXII Harpalyke hɑrˈpælɨkiː 0004 !4 1412 !0.012 21,063,814 −624.54 147.223° 0.2440 2001 Sheppard et al. Ananke
30 40 !XL Mneme ˈniːmiː 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 21,129,786 −627.48 149.732° 0.3169 2003 Gladman et al. Ananke
31 30 !XXX Hermippe hərˈmɪpiː 0004 !4 139 !0.009 0 21,182,086 −629.81 151.242° 0.2290 2002 Sheppard et al. Ananke?
32 29 !XXIX Thyone θaɪˈoʊniː 0004 !4 139 !0.009 0 21,405,570 −639.80 147.276° 0.2525 2002 Sheppard et al. Ananke
33 12 !XII Ananke əˈnæŋkiː 0028 !28 163 !3.0 21,454,952 −640.38 151.564° 0.3445 1951 Nicholson Ananke
34 50 !L Herse ˈhɜrsiː 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 22,134,306 −672.75 162.490° 0.2379 2003 Gladman et al. Carme
35 31 !XXXI Aitne ˈaɪtniː 0003 !3 1345 !0.004 5 22,285,161 −679.64 165.562° 0.3927 2002 Sheppard et al. Carme
36 37 !XXXVII Kale ˈkeɪliː 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 22,409,207 −685.32 165.378° 0.2011 2002 Sheppard et al. Carme
37 20 !XX Taygete teɪˈɪdʒɨtiː 0005 !5 1416 !0.016 22,438,648 −686.67 164.890° 0.3678 2001 Sheppard et al. Carme
38 99 !— S/2003 J 19 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 22,709,061 −699.12 164.727° 0.1961 2003 Gladman et al. Carme
39 21 !XXI Chaldene kælˈdiːniː 0004 !4 1375 !0.007 5 22,713,444 −699.33 167.070° 0.2916 2001 Sheppard et al. Carme
40 99 !— S/2003 J 15 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 22,720,999 −699.68 141.812° 0.0932 2003 Sheppard et al. Ananke?
41 99 !— S/2003 J 10 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 22,730,813 −700.13 163.813° 0.3438 2003 Sheppard et al. Carme?
42 99 !— S/2003 J 23 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 22,739,654 −700.54 148.849° 0.3930 2004 Sheppard et al. Pasiphaë
43 25 !XXV Erinome ɨˈrɪnɵmiː 0003 !3 1345 !0.004 5 22,986,266 −711.96 163.737° 0.2552 2001 Sheppard et al. Carme
44 41 !XLI Aoede eɪˈiːdiː 0004 !4 139 !0.009 0 23,044,175 −714.66 160.482° 0.6011 2003 Sheppard et al. Pasiphaë
45 44 !XLIV Kallichore kəˈlɪkɵriː 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 23,111,823 −717.81 164.605° 0.2041 2003 Sheppard et al. Carme?
46 23 !XXIII Kalyke ˈkælɨkiː 0005 !5 1419 !0.019 23,180,773 −721.02 165.505° 0.2139 2001 Sheppard et al. Carme
47 11 !XI Carme ˈkɑrmiː 0046 !46 1713 !13 23,197,992 −763.95 165.047° 0.2342 1938 Nicholson Carme
48 17 !XVII Callirrhoe kəˈlɪrɵʊiː 0009 !9 1487 !0.087 23,214,986 −727.11 139.849° 0.2582 2000 Spahr, Scotti Pasiphaë
49 32 !XXXII Eurydome jʊˈrɪdəmiː 0003 !3 1345 !0.004 5 23,230,858 −723.36 149.324° 0.3769 2002 Sheppard et al. Pasiphaë?
50 99 !— S/2011 J 2 0001 !1 23,329,710 −725.06 151.8° 0.3867 2011 Sheppard et al. Pasiphaë?
51 38 !XXXVIII Pasithee pəˈsɪθɨ.iː 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 23,307,318 −726.93 165.759° 0.3288 2002 Sheppard et al. Carme
52 99 !— S/2010 J 1 0002 !2 23,314,335 −722.83 163.2° 0.320 2010 Jacobson et al. Pasiphaë?
53 49 !XLIX Kore ˈkɔəriː 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 23,345,093 −776.02 137.371° 0.1951 2003 Sheppard et al. Pasiphaë
54 48 !XLVIII Cyllene sɨˈliːniː 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 23,396,269 −731.10 140.148° 0.4115 2003 Sheppard et al. Pasiphaë
55 47 !XLVII Eukelade juːˈkɛlədiː 0004 !4 139 !0.009 0 23,483,694 −735.20 163.996° 0.2828 2003 Sheppard et al. Carme
56 99 !— S/2003 J 4 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 23,570,790 −739.29 147.175° 0.3003 2003 Sheppard et al. Pasiphaë
57 08 !VIII Pasiphaë pəˈsɪfeɪ.iː 0060 !60 173 !30 23,609,042 −739.80 141.803° 0.3743 1908 Melotte Pasiphaë
58 39 !XXXIX Hegemone hɨˈdʒɛməniː 0003 !3 1345 !0.004 5 23,702,511 −745.50 152.506° 0.4077 2003 Sheppard et al. Pasiphaë
59 43 !XLIII Arche ˈɑrkiː 0003 !3 1345 !0.004 5 23,717,051 −746.19 164.587° 0.1492 2002 Sheppard et al. Carme
60 26 !XXVI Isonoe aɪˈsɒnɵʊiː 0004 !4 1375 !0.007 5 23,800,647 −750.13 165.127° 0.1775 2001 Sheppard et al. Carme
61 99 !— S/2003 J 9 0001 !1 1215 !0.000 15 23,857,808 −752.84 164.980° 0.2761 2003 Sheppard et al. Carme
62 99 !— S/2003 J 5 0004 !4 139 !0.009 0 23,973,926 −758.34 165.549° 0.3070 2003 Sheppard et al. Carme
63 09 !IX Sinope sɨˈnoʊpiː 0038 !38 1675 !7.5 24,057,865 −739.33 153.778° 0.2750 1914 Nicholson Pasiphaë
64 36 !XXXVI Sponde ˈspɒndiː 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 24,252,627 −771.60 154.372° 0.4431 2002 Sheppard et al. Pasiphaë
65 28 !XXVIII Autonoe ɔːˈtɒnɵʊiː 0004 !4 139 !0.009 0 24,264,445 −772.17 151.058° 0.3690 2002 Sheppard et al. Pasiphaë
66 19 !XIX Megaclite ˌmɛɡəˈklaɪtiː 0005 !5 1421 !0.021 24,687,239 −792.44 150.398° 0.3077 2001 Sheppard et al. Pasiphaë
67 99 !— S/2003 J 2 0002 !2 1315 !0.001 5 30,290,846 9 !−1077.02 153.521° 0.1882 2003 Sheppard et al. ?

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