Moons of Jupiter

The following table contains a list of Jupiter's moons all 67 known natural satellites of the planet Jupiter. It is ordered by the official number of the International Astronomical Union ( IAU) and after the semi-major axis. Newly discovered objects will first receive a temporary name; provided a safe orbit can be determined, they later receive a name by the IAU. An example of a provided with a temporary name object that received no name is discovered in 2000 satellite S/2000 J 11 candidate, who could not be retrieved and is considered lost. Moreover, the orbits of various satellite candidates are determined to exact a little and thus the finding is not possible, that they are de facto lost until further notice.

The four largest satellites are by far the Galilean moons.

In the diagram at right, the semi-major axes of the outer moons of Jupiter ( in million km, horizontal axis ) against their orbital inclination ( in degrees, semicircle ) are plotted. The sizes of the red circles illustrate the relative lunar radii and are not to scale to the orbital elements. The yellow lines represent the clearance between the jupiter or next - farthest point of each lunar orbit dar. Kallisto is specified as a reference.

The most important data of Jupiter's moons

An orbital inclination of more than 90 ° means that the satellite is orbiting the Jupiter decline. In general, moons move in the same direction around the planet, with the planet rotates around its own axis.