Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons
This list shows the sequence of Erstbeobachtungen of previously unknown planets and moons in the solar system.
For comparison, the detection times of the first six asteroid are included. After these six each year were more minor planets have been found. However, the first four of these successes were spread over several years. These four objects were held at that time for full-fledged planet. For the same reason Pluto is listed until 2006 had the status of a planet, and since then is considered only as a dwarf planet.
The naming did not always take place simultaneously with the discovery of the particular celestial body.
The table is sorted according to the date of discovery or disclosure.
- I: Date of first record ( photo, etc. )
- O: Date of first visual observation through a telescope or photographic plate ( the time of the discovery )
- P: Date of publication
Note: moons with an asterisk ( *) are marked, have a complicated history of their discovery. Some moons were confirmed only after years, others were "lost" and were rediscovered later. Still others were found until years after recording in the evaluation of photos of the Voyager probes.
- 7.1 2001
- 7.2 2002
- 7.3 2003
- 7.4 2004
- 7.5 2005
- 7.6 2006
- 7.7 2007
- 7.8 2009
- 7.9 2011
- 7:10 2012
- 7:11 2013
Legend
The planets and their natural satellites are marked in the following colors:
Prehistory and antiquity
17th Century
In his work Kosmotheeoros ( published posthumously in 1698 ), Christiaan Huygens refers to it: "Jupiter has, as you can see, his four Saturn and his five moons around, all in their own orbits. "
18th century
19th century
20th century
1901-1970
1971-1980
1981-1990
1991-2000
21st Century
2001
2002
2003
2004