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SOLAR SYSTEM
Jiri W a g n e r , Jr., wag@volny.cz
Name |
Date of discovery |
Discoverer |
Distance from planet´s center (km) |
Diameter |
Revolution period (length of year in Earth days) |
Earth - 1 |
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? | 384 400 | 3476 | 27,322 |
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Mars - 2 |
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| 1877 | A. Hall | 23 460 | 8 | 1,263 | |
| 1877 | A. Hall | 9 270 | 28 X 20 | 0,319 | |
Jupiter - 27 |
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Adrastea |
1979 |
Jewitt & Danielson | 128 980 | 26 X 16 | 0,298 |
| 1892 | E. Barnard | 181 300 | 262 X 134 | 0,498 | |
Ananke |
1951 | S. Nicholson | 21 200 000 | 20 | 631 |
| 1610 | Galileo | 1 883 000 | 4 800 | 16,689 | |
Carme |
1938 | S. Nicholson | 22 600 000 | 30 | 692 |
Elara |
1905 | C. Perrine | 11 737 000 | 80 | 259,65 |
| 1610 | Galileo | 670 900 | 3126 | 3,551 | |
| 1610 | Galileo | 1 070 000 | 5276 | 7,155 | |
Himalia |
1904 | C. Perrine | 11 480 000 | 170 | 250,57 |
| 1610 | Galileo | 421 600 | 1769 | 1,769 | |
Leda |
1974 | C. Kowal | 11 094 000 | 10 | 238,72 |
Lysithea |
1938 | S. Nicholson | 11 720 000 | 24 | 259,22 |
Metis |
1979 | S. Sunnott | 127 960 | 40 | 0,295 |
Pasiphae |
1908 | P. Melotte | 23 500 000 | 36 | 735 |
Sinope |
1914 | S. Nicholson | 23 700 700 | 28 | 758 |
Thebe |
1979 | S. Synnott | 221 900 | 100 | 0,675 |
| Callirhoe | 1999 | Hawai telescope | 24 100 000 | 9 | 758,8 |
| Themisto | 1975 | Hawai telescope | 7 507 000 | 8 | 130,0 |
| Magaclite | 2000 | Hawai telescope | 23 911 000 | 5 | 758,1 |
| Taygete | 2000 | Hawai telescope | 23 312 000 | 5 | 730,0 |
| Chaldene | 2000 | Hawai telescope | 23 387 000 | 4 | 733,3 |
| Harpalyke | 2000 | Hawai telescope | 21 132 000 | 4 | 624,6 |
| Kalyke | 2000 | Hawai telescope | 23 745 000 | 5 | 750,8 |
| Iocaste | 2000 | Hawai telescope | 20 216 000 | 5 | 585,2 |
| Erinome | 2000 | Hawai telescope | 23 168 000 | 3 | 723,0 |
| Isonoe | 2000 | Hawai telescope | 23 078 000 | 4 | 718,7 |
| Praxidike | 2000 | Hawai telescope | 20 964 000 |
7 | 617,2 |
Saturn - 18 |
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Atlas |
1980 | R. Terrile | 137 640 | 37 X 27 | 0,602 |
Calypso |
1980 | B. Smith | 294 660 | 30 X 16 | 1,888 |
| 1684 | G. Cassini | 377 400 | 1120 | 2,737 | |
| 1789 | W. Herschel | 238 020 | 498 | 1,370 | |
Epimetheus |
1966 | R. Walker | 151 422 | 138 X 110 | 0,694 |
| 1980 | Laques & Lecacheux | 377 400 | 36 X 28 | 2,737 | |
| 1848 | W. Bond | 1 481 000 | 360 X 226 | 21,277 | |
| 1671 | G. Cassini | 3 561 300 | 1436 | 14,72 | |
Janus |
1966 | A. Dollfus | 151 472 | 190 X 154 | 0,695 |
| 1789 | W. Herschel | 185 520 | 398 | 0,942 | |
Pan |
1990 | M. Showalter | 133 630 | 19.32 | 0,5750 |
Pandora |
1980 | S. Collins | 141 700 | 110 X 62 | 0,629 |
Phoebe |
1898 | W. Pickering | 12 952 000 | 220 | 550,48 |
Prometheus |
1980 | S. Collins | 139 350 | 148 X 68 | 0,613 |
| 1672 | G. Cassini | 527 040 | 1528 | 4,518 | |
Telesto |
1980 | B. Smith | 294 660 | 30 X 16 | 1,888 |
| 1684 | G. Cassini | 294 660 | 1060 | 1,888 | |
| 1655 | C. Huygens | 1 221 850 | 5150 | 15,945 | |
Uranus - 17 |
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| 1851 | W. Lassell | 191 240 | 1160 | 2,520 | |
Belinda |
1986 | Voyager 2 | 75 260 | 66 | 0,624 |
Bianca |
1986 | Voyager 2 | 75 260 | 42 | 0,433 |
Caliban |
1997 | Gladman, Nicholson, Burns, & Kavelaars | 7 200 000 | 60 | ? |
Cordelia |
1986 | Voyager 2 | 49 750 | 26 | 0,335 |
Cressida |
1986 | Voyager 2 | 61 770 | 62 | 0,464 |
Desdemona |
1986 | Voyager 2 | 62 660 | 54 | 0,474 |
Juliet |
1986 | Voyager 2 | 64 360 | 84 | 0,493 |
| 1948 | G. Kuiper | 129 780 | 472 | 1,414 | |
| 1787 | W. Herschel | 582 600 | 1526 | 13,463 | |
Portia |
1986 | Voyager 2 | 66 085 | 108 | 0,513 |
| 1985 | Voyager 2 | 86 010 | 154 | 0,762 | |
Rosalind |
1986 | Voyager 2 | 69 941 | 54 | 0,558 |
Sycorax |
1997 | Gladman, Nicholson, Burns, & Kavelaars | 12 200 000 | 120 | ? |
| 1787 | W. Herschel | 435 840 | 1580 | 8,706 | |
| 1851 | W. Lassel | 265 970 | 1190 | 4,144 | |
Ophelia |
1986 | Voyager 2 | 53 440 | 30.4 | 0,3764 |
Neptune - 8 |
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Despina |
1989 | Voyager 2 | 62 000 | 160 | 0,40 |
Galatea |
1989 | Voyager 2 | 52 500 | 140 | 0,33 |
Larissa |
1989 | Voyager 2 | 73 600 | 200 | 0,56 |
Naiad |
1989 | Voyager 2 | 48 200 | 50 | 0,30 |
Nereid |
1949 | G. Kuiper | 5 513 400 | 340 | 360,16 |
Proteus |
1989 | Voyager 2 | 117 600 | 420 | 1,12 |
Thalassa |
1989 | Voyager 2 | 50 000 | 90 | 0,31 |
| 1846 | W. Lassel | 354 800 | 2705 | 5,877 | |
Pluto - 1 |
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1978 |
J. Christy | 19 640 | 1200 | 6,387 |
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2005 |
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2005 |
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Special thanks to "The Regents of the University of Michigan".
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