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Orbital Eccentricity |
Orbital Inclination ° |
Radius (km)
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Mass B Mass of Planet |
Mean Density (g/cm3) |
Discoverer |
Visible Magnitude at Mean Opposition Distance |
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Satellite
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Semimajor Axis of Orbit (km)
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Sidereal Rev Period (d
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Satellites of the Earth
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The
Moon |
384,400 |
27 |
07 |
43 |
0.055 |
18-29 |
1738 |
0.01230002 |
3.34 |
¾ |
-12.7 |
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Satellites of Mars
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1 |
Phobos |
9,378 |
0 |
07 |
39 |
0.015 |
1.0 |
13x11x9 |
1.5x10-8 |
1.95 |
Hall
(1877) |
11.8 |
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2 |
Deimos |
23,459 |
1 |
06 |
18 |
0.0005 |
0.9-2.7 |
8x6x5 |
3x10-9
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2 |
Hall
(1877) |
12.9 |
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Satellites of Jupiter
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XVI |
Metis |
128,000 |
0 |
07 |
04 |
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20 |
0.5x10-10 |
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Synnott/Voyager
2 (1980) |
17.5 |
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XV |
Adrastea |
129,000 |
0 |
07 |
06 |
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13x10x8 |
0.1x10-10 |
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Jewett/Danielson
(1979) |
19.1 |
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Amalthea |
181,000 |
0 |
11 |
57 |
0.003 |
0.4 |
131x73x67 |
38x10-10 |
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Barnard
(1892) |
14.1 |
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XIV |
Thebe |
222,000 |
0 |
16 |
11 |
0.015 |
0.8 |
55x45 |
4x10-10 |
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Synnott/Voyager
2 (1980) |
15.6 |
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I |
Io |
422,000 |
1 |
18 |
28 |
0.004 |
0.0 |
1830x1819x1813 |
4.68x10-5 |
3.5 |
Galileo
(1610) |
5.0 |
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II |
Europa |
671,000 |
3 |
13 |
14 |
0.009 |
0.5 |
1565 |
2.52x10-5 |
3.0 |
Galileo
(1610) |
5.3 |
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III |
Ganymede |
1,070,000 |
7 |
03 |
43 |
0.002 |
0.2 |
2634 |
7.80x10-5 |
1.9 |
Galileo
(1610) |
4.6 |
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IV |
Callisto |
1,883,000 |
16 |
16 |
32 |
0.007 |
0.5 |
2403 |
5.66x10-5 |
1.8 |
Galileo
(1610) |
5.7 |
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XIII |
Leda |
11,094,000 |
240 |
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0.148 |
26.1 |
5 |
0.03x10-10 |
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Kowal
(1974) |
20 |
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VI |
Himalia |
11,480,000 |
251 |
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0.158 |
27.6 |
85 |
50x10-10 |
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Perrine
(1904) |
14.8 |
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X |
Lysithea |
11,720,000 |
260 |
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0.107 |
29.0 |
12 |
0.4x10-10 |
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Nicholson
(1938) |
18.4 |
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VII |
Elara |
11,737,000 |
260 |
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0.207 |
24.8 |
40 |
4x10-10 |
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Perrine
(1905) |
16.8 |
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XII |
Ananke |
21,200,000 |
671R |
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0.169 |
147 |
10 |
0.2x10-10 |
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Nicholson
(1951) |
18.9 |
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XI |
Carme |
22,600,000 |
692R |
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0.207 |
164 |
15 |
0.5x10-10 |
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Nicholson
(1938) |
18.0 |
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VIII |
Pasiphae |
23,500,000 |
735R |
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0.378 |
145 |
18 |
1x10-10 |
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Melotte
(1908) |
17.0 |
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IX |
Sinope |
23,700,000 |
758R |
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0.275 |
153 |
14 |
0.4x10-10 |
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Nicholson
(1914) |
18.3 |
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Kowal
(1975) |
20 |
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Satellites of Saturn |
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18 |
Pan |
133,583 |
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13 |
48 |
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10 |
8x10-12 |
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Showalter/Voyager
2 (1990) |
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15 |
Atlas |
137,670 |
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14 |
27 |
0.000 |
0.3 |
20x10 |
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Terrile/Voyager
1 |
18 |
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16 |
Prometheus |
139,353 |
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14 |
43 |
0.003 |
0.0 |
70x50x40 |
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Collins/Voyager
1 |
16 |
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17 |
Pandora |
141,700 |
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15 |
05 |
0.004 |
0.0 |
55x45x35 |
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Collins/Voyager
1 |
16 |
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11 |
Epimetheus |
151,422 |
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16 |
40 |
0.009 |
0.3 |
70x60x50 |
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Fountain,
Larson/ Reitsema /Smith |
15 |
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10 |
Janus |
151,472 |
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16 |
40 |
0.007 |
0.1 |
110x100x80 |
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Dollfus
(1966/80) |
14 |
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1 |
Mimas |
185,520 |
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22 |
37 |
0.0202 |
1.5 |
209x196x191 |
8x10-8 |
1.2 |
W.
Herschel (1789) |
12.9 |
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2 |
Enceladus |
238,020 |
1h |
08
m |
32
s |
0.00452 |
0.0 |
256x247x245 |
1.3x10-7 |
1.1 |
W.
Herschel (1789) |
11.7 |
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3 |
Tethys |
294,660 |
1
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22
m |
15
s |
0.00000 |
1.9 |
528x526 |
1.3x10-6 |
1.0 |
Cassini
(1684) |
10.2 |
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13 |
Telesto |
294,660 |
1
h |
22
m |
15
s |
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15x13x8 |
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Smith,
Reitsema, Larson, Fountain (1980) |
19 |
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14 |
Calypso |
294,660 |
1
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22
m |
15
s |
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15x8x8 |
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Pascu,
Seidelmann, Baum, Currie (1980) |
19 |
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4 |
Dione |
377,400 |
2
h |
17
m |
36
s |
0.002230 |
0.02 |
560 |
1.96x10-6 |
1.4 |
Cassini
(1684) |
10.4 |
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12 |
Helene |
377,400 |
2
h |
17
m |
45
s |
0.005 |
0.0 |
18x16x15 |
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Laques
and Lecacheux (1980) |
18 |
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5 |
Rhea |
527,040 |
4
h |
12
m |
16
s |
0.00100 |
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