Moons of Jupiter

    Listed in chronological order of discovery

  1. 1610 Io (I)
  2. 1610 Europa (II)
  3. 1610 Ganymede (III)
  4. 1610 Callisto (IV)
  5. 1892 Amalthea (V)
  6. 1904 Himalia (VI)
  7. 1905 Elara (VII)
  8. 1908 Pasiphae (VIII)
  9. 1914 Sinope (IX)
  10. 1938 Lysithea (X)
  11. 1938 Carme (XI)
  12. 1951 Ananke (XII)
  13. 1974 Leda (XIII)
  14. 1979 Thebe (XIV)
  15. 1979 Adrastea (XV)
  16. 1979 Metis (XVI)
  17. 1999 Callirrhoe (XVII)= S/1999 J1
  18. 2000 Themisto (XV111) = S/2000 J1
  19. 2000 Kalyke (XXIII)= S/2000 J2
  20. 2000 Iocaste (XXIV) = S/2000 J3
  21. 2000 Erinome (XXV)= S/2000 J4
  22. 2000 Harpalyke(XX11) = S/2000 J5
  23. 2000 Isonoe (XXVI)= S/2000 J6
  24. 2000 Praxidike (XXV11) = S/2000 J7
  25. 2000 Megaclite (XIX) = S/2000 J8
  26. 2000 Taygete (XX) = S/2000 J9
  27. 2000 Chaldene (XXI)= S/2000 J10
  28. 2000 S/2000 J11
  29. 2001 S/2001 J1
  30. 2001 S/2001 J2
  31. 2001 S/2001 J3
  32. 2001 S/2001 J4
  33. 2001 S/2001 J5
  34. 2001 S/2001 J6
  35. 2001 S/2001 J7
  36. 2001 S/2001 J8
  37. 2001 S/2001 J9
  38. 2001 S/2001 J10
  39. 2000 S/2001 J11
  40. 2002 S/2002 J1
  41. 2003 S/2003 J1
  42. 2003 S/2003 J2
  43. 2003 S/2003 J3
  44. 2003 S/2003 J4
  45. 2003 S/2003 J5
  46. 2003 S/2003 J6
  47. 2003 S/2003 J7
  48. 2003 S/2003 J8
  49. 2003 S/2003 J9
  50. 2003 S/2003 J10
  51. 2003 S/2003 J11
  52. 2003 S/2003 J12
  53. 2003 S/2003 J13
  54. 2003 S/2003 J14
  55. 2003 S/2003 J15
  56. 2003 S/2003 J16
  57. 2003 S/2003 J17
  58. 2003 S/2003 J18
  59. 2003 S/2003 J19
  60. 2003 S/2003 J20
  61. 2003 S/2003 J21

Listed in terms of distance from Jupiter


Inner Satellites
Million km
0.1281 Metis (XVI)
0.1289 Adrastea (XV)
0.1814 Amalthea (V)
0.2219 Thebe (XIV)

Galilean Satellites
Million km
0.1218 Io (I)
0.6711 Europa (II)
1.0704 Ganymede (III)
1.8827 Callisto (IV)

Themisto Group
Million km
1.1165 Themisto (XV111) = S/2000 J1

Himalia Group
Million km
1.1165 Leda (XIII)
1.1461 Himalia (VI)
1.1717 Lysithea (X)
1.1741 Elara (VII)
1.2555 S/2000 J11
1.71S/2003 J20
1.8339885S/2003 J3 subject to confirmation
1.90024S/2003 J12 subject to confirmation

Anke Group
Million km
1.9302 S/2001 J10
2.06S/2003 J21 subject to confirmation
2.07S/2003 J18 subject to confirmation
2.0721 S/2001 J9
2.0799 S/2001 J7
2.094 S/2001 J2
2.0979105S/2003 J6 subject to confirmation
2.1S/2003 J16 subject to confirmation
2.1105 Harpalyke(XX11) = S/2000 J5
2.1131 S/2001 J3
2.1147 Praxidike (XXV11) = S/2000 J7
2.1269 Iocaste (XXIV) = S/2000 J3
2.1276 Ananke (XII)
2.2S/2003 J15
2.2S/2003 J17
2.239539S/2003 J11 subject to confirmation
2.244168S/2003 J9 subject to confirmation

Outer Group
Million km Carme Group Pasiphae Group Unclassified
2.28 S/2003 J19 subject to confirmation
2.2865 S/2001 J4
2.2931 S/2002 J1
2.3039 S/2001 J1
2.3096 S/2001 J6
2.3179 Chaldene (XXI)= S/2000 J10
2.3217 S/2001 J8
2.3217 Isonoe (XXVI)= S/2000 J6
2.3231 S/2001 J11
2.325792 S/2003 J4 subject to confirmation
2.3279 Erinome (XXV)= S/2000 J4
2.336 Taygete (XX) = S/2000 J9
2.3404 Carme (XI)
2.3487 S/2001 J5
2.3583 Kalyke (XXIII)= S/2000 J2
2.3624 Pasiphae (VIII)
2.3806 Megaclite (XIX) = S/2000 J8
2.3807655 S/2003 J7 subject to confirmation
2.3939 Sinope (IX)
2.4 S/2003 J13 subject to confirmation
2.408418 S/2003 J5 subject to confirmation
2.4102 Callirrhoe (XVII)= S/1999
2.42496 S/2003 J10 subject to confirmation
2.4514095 S/2003 J8 subject to confirmation
2.5 S/2003 J14 subject to confirmation
2.857041 S/2003 J2 subject to confirmation

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