Friday, September 28, 2018

THE MOONS OF PLANETS

 THE MOONS OF PLANETS

WE KNOW ABOUT THE 198 MOON IN SOLAR SYSTEM WE SEE ABOUT THIS.

Mercury Moon - 0

Mercury is too close to the Sun to hold on to a moon.

Venus Moon - 0

Venus may have had a moon in the distant past, which collided with another object and then impacted Venus.

Earth Moon - 1

Earth also has several quasi-satellites, asteroid 2016 HO3 being the closest with the most stable orbit.

Mars Moons -2

Both moons may be captured asteroids, and can be viewed in most amateur telescopes.
Deimos
 
Phobos



Jupiter Moons  79

Listed in order of size. The first 4 moons listed, the Galilean moons, are view with binoculars and any telescope, while Amalthea can be be viewed in larger amateur telescopes.
Ganymede
 
Callisto
 
Io
 
Europa
Amalthea
 
Himalia
 
Thebe
 
Elara
Pasiphae
 
Metis
 
Carme
 
Sinope
Lysithea
 
Ananke
 
Leda
 
Themisto
Praxidike
 
Locaste
 
Kalyke
 
Megaclite
Taygete
 
Callirrhoe
 
Autonoe
 
Harpalyke
Thyone
 
Hermippe
 
Chaldene
 
Aoede
Eukalade
 
Isonoe
 
Helike
 
Carpo
S/2003 J5
 
S/2000 J11
 
Aitne
 
Eurydome
Hegomone
 
Arche
 
Euanthe
 
Sponde
S/2003 J2
 
s/2003 J9
 
Euporie
 
Thelxinoe
S/2003 J3
 
S/2003 J18
 
Erinome
 
Pasithee
Kore
 
Cyllene
 
Mneme
 
Kale
Kallichore
 
S/2003 J16
 
S/2003 J19
 
S/2003 J15
S/2003 J10
 
S/2003 J23
 
S/2011 J2
 
S/2010 J1
S/2003 J4
 
S/2011 J1
 
S/2010 J2
 
S/2016 J1
Valetudo
 
S/2017 J1
 
S/2017 J2
 
S/2017 J3
S/2017 J4
 
S/2017 J5
 
S/2017 J6
 
S/2017 J7
S/2017 J8
 
S/2017 J9
 
S/2018 J1

Saturn Moons - 62

Listed in order of size. The first 7 or 8 moons listed are view using a decent-sized telescope. Titan is view with binoculars. Saturn also has millions of moonlets embedded in its ring system.
Titan
 
Rhea
 
Iapetus
 
Dione
Tethys
 
Enceladus
 
Mimas
 
Hyperion
Phoebe
 
Janus
 
Epimetheus
 
Prometheus
Pandora
 
Siarnaq
 
Helene
 
Albiorix
Atlas
 
Pan
 
Telesto
 
Paaliaq
Calypso
 
Ymir
 
Kiviuq
 
Tarvos
Ijiraq
 
Erriapo
 
Skathi
 
Hyrrokkin
Tarqeq
 
Narvi
 
Mundilfari
 
Suttungr
Thymr
 
Bestla
 
Kari
 
Bergelmir
Greip
 
Jarnsaxa
 
Skoll
 
Bebhionm
Hati
 
Aegir
 
Surtur
 
Loge
Fornjot
 
Farbauti
 
Fenrir
 
Methone
Polydueces
 
Pallene
 
Aegaeon
 
Anthe
S/2004 S13
 
S/2006 S1
 
S/2004 S17
 
S/2004 S12
S/2007 S2
 
S/2007 S3
 
S/2004 S7
 
S/2006 S3

Uranus Moons -27

Listed in order of size. The first 4 moons can be viewed in larger telescopes.
Titania
 
Oberon
 
Umbriel
 
Ariel
Miranda
 
Sycorax
 
Puck
 
Portia
Juliet
 
Caliban
 
Belinda
 
Cressida
Rosalind
 
Desdemona
 
Bianca
 
Ophelia
Cordelia
 
Perdita
 
Prospero
 
Setebos
Mab
 
Stephano
 
Cupid
 
Francisco
Ferdinand
 
Margeret
 
Trinculo

Neptune Moons - 14

Listed in order of size. Triton is viewable using an 8-inch or larger telescope.
Triton
m=13.47
 
Proteus
 
Nereid
 
Larissa
Galatea
 
Despina
 
Thalassa
 
Naiad
Halimede
 
Neso
 
Sao
 
Laomedeia
Psamathe
 
S/2004 N1

Dwarf Ceres Moon - 0

# KUIPER BELT REGION 


Dwarf Pluto Moons - 5

Listed in order of size. Pluto and Charon are considered a binary dwarf planet system and are only visible in large amateur telescopes.
Charon
m=16.8
 
Hydra
m=23.3
 
Nix
m=23.7
 
Kerberos
m=26

Dwarf Orcus Moons - 1


Dwarf Haumea Moons - 2


Dwarf Quaoar Moons - 1


Dwarf Makemake Moons - 1


Dwarf 2007 OR10 Moon - 1


Dwarf Eris Moon - 1


Dwarf Salacia Moon - 1