Some named solar system objects


compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 1 October 2007

satellites of inner planets
planetsatellites
Mercury(no satellites)
Venus(no satellites)
EarthMoon **
MarsPhobos
Deimos
Includes all known satellites of inner planets. Large satellites--over 2000 km diameter--indicated by **

selected asteroids
Earth-approaching asteroidsmain-belt asteroidsJupiter Trojan asteroids
(433) Eros
(1036) Ganymed
(1221) Amor
(1566) Icarus
(1620) Geographos
(1627) Ivar
(1862) Apollo
(1866) Sisyphus
(1980) Tezcatlipoca
(2062) Aten
(2340) Hathor
(3200) Phaethon
(3552) Don Quixote
(4179) Toutatis
(4769) Castalia
(4954) Eric
(5143) Heracles
(6489) Golevka
(9969) Braille
(25143) Itokawa
(69230) Hermes
(99942) Apophis
(1) Ceres *
(2) Pallas
(3) Juno
(4) Vesta
(10) Hygeia
(15) Eunomia
(16) Psyche
(24) Themis
(31) Euphrosyne
(48) Doris
(52) Europa
(65) Cybele
(87) Sylvia
(107) Camilla
(243) Ida
(254) Mathilde
(324) Bamberga
(451) Patientia
(511) Davida
(532) Herculina
(704) Interamnia
(951) Gaspra
(5535) Annefrank
(624) Hector
(911) Agamemnon
(1437) Diomedes
Includes Earth-approaching asteroids over 5 km in diameter, visited by space probes, or well studied by radar; main belt asteroids over 200 km in diameter or visited by space probes; Jupiter Trojan asteroids over 160 km in diameter. Dwarf planets are indicated by *. A total of 14,045 asteroids (excluding outer solar system objects) are named.

named satellites of asteroids
asteroidsatellite
(22) KalliopeLinus
(45) EugeniaPetit-Prince
(87) SylviaRemus
Romulus
(243) IdaDactyl
(617) PatroclusMenoetius
Includes all named asteroid satellites. Another 83 provisional or probable asteroid satellites are reported.

satellites of outer planets
planetnamed satellitesprovisional satellites
Jupiter Metis
Adrastea
Amalthea
Thebe
Io **
Europa **
Ganymede **
Callisto **
Themisto
Leda
Himalia
Lysithea
Elara
Carpo
Euporie
Orthosie
Euanthe
Thyone
Mneme
Helike
Harpalyke
Praxidike
Hermippe
Iocaste
Ananke
Kallichore
Pasithee
Arche
Kale
Chaldene
Isonoe
Eurydome
Erinome
Taygete
Carme
Aitne
Kalyke
Pasiphae
Megaclite
Aoede
Sponde
Sinope
Cyllene
Callirrhoe
Autonoe
Hegemone
Eukelade
Thelxinoe
Kore
S/2000 J11
S/2003 J3
S/2003 J12
S/2003 J18
S/2003 J16
S/2003 J15
S/2003 J17
S/2003 J9
S/2003 J19
S/2003 J4
S/2003 J5
S/2003 J10
S/2003 J2
S/2003 J23
Saturn Pan
Daphnis
Atlas
Prometheus
Pandora
Epimetheus
Janus
Mimas *
Methone
Anthe
Pallene
Enceladus *
Tethys *
Telesto
Calypso
Dione *
Helene
Polydeuces
Rhea *
Titan **
Hyperion
Iapetus *
Kiviuq
Ijiraq
Phoebe
Paaliaq
Skathi
Albiorix
Bebhionn
Erriapo
Siarnaq
Skoll
Tarqeq
Tarvos
Greip
Hyrokkin
Jarnsaxa
Mundilfari
Narvi
Bergelmir
Suttungr
Hati
Bestla
Farbauti
Thrymr
Aegir
Kari
Fenrir
Surtur
Ymir
Loge
Fornjot

S/2007 S2
S/2004 S13
S/2004 S17
S/2006 S1
S/2004 S12
S/2004 S7
S/2007 S3
S/2006 S3
Uranus Cordelia
Ophelia
Bianca
Cressida
Desdemona
Juliet
Portia
Rosalind
Cupid
Belinda
Perdita
Puck
Mab
Miranda *
Ariel *
Umbriel *
Titania *
Oberon *
Francisco
Caliban
Stephano
Trinculo
Sycorax
Margaret
Prospero
Setebos
Ferdinand
Neptune Naiad
Thalassa
Despina
Galatea
Larissa
Proteus *
Triton **
Nereid
Halimede
Sao
Laomedeia
Psamathe
Neso
Includes all known satellites of outer planets. Large satellites--over 2000 km in diameter--indicated by **; medium-sized satellites--between 350 and 2000 km in diameter--indicated by *

satellites of dwarf planet trans-Neptunian objects
dwarf planetsatellites
Pluto Charon
Nix
Hydra
Eris Dysnomia
Includes all TNOs confirmed as dwarf planets by the International Astronomical Union.

Outer solar system objects
damocloids
and others
centaurs and
scattered disk objects
trans-Neptunian objects
(944) Hidalgo
(5335) Damocles
(20461) Dioretsa
(2060) Chiron
(5145) Pholus
(7066) Nessus
(8405) Asbolus
(10199) Chariklo
(10370) Hylonome
(31824) Elatus
(32532) Thereus
(42355) Typhon
(49036) Pelion
(52872) Okyrhoe
(52975) Cyllarus
(54598) Bienor
(55576) Amycus
(60558) Echeclus
(65489) Ceto
(83982) Crantor
(90377) Sedna
(19521) Chaos
(20000) Varuna
(28978) Ixion
(38083) Rhadamanthus
(38638) Huya
(50000) Quaoar
(53311) Deucalion
(58534) Logos
(66652) Borasisi
(88611) Teharonhiawako
(90482) Orcus
Includes all named outer solar system minor planets other than dwarf planets. "Damocloid" class is unofficial; "other" includes other objects which approach or cross the orbit of Saturn; "centaur" class has mean distance within the orbit of Neptune; "trans-Neptunian objects" have mean distance outside the orbit of Neptune

named satellites of outer solar system objects
primarysatellite
(42355) TyphonEchidna
(58534) LogosZoe
(65489) CetoPhorcys
(88611) TeharonhiawakoSawiskera
Includes all named outer solar system satellites other than those of dwarf planets. Another 44 provisional or probable outer solar system satellites are reported.


© 2003-2006, 2007 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 1 October 2007.
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