| Moon Adrastea Albiorix Amalthea Ananke Ariel Atlas Belinda Bianca Caliban Callisto Calypso Carme Charon Cordelia Cressida Deimos Desdemona Despina Dione Elara Enceladus Epimetheus Erriapo Europa Galatea Ganymede Helene Himalia Hyperion Iapetus Ijiraq Io Janus Juliet Kiviuq Larissa Leda Lysithea Metis Mimas Miranda Moon Mundilfari Naiad Nereid Oberon Ophelia Paaliaq Pan Pandora Pasiphae Phobos Phoebe Portia Prometheus Prospero Proteus Puck Rhea Rosalind Setebos Siarnaq Sinope Skadi Stephano Suttung Sycorax Tarvos Telesto Tethys Thalassa Thebe Thrym Titan Titania Trinculo Triton Umbriel Ymir |
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| Here is a listing of some of the many moons only in our solar system, who discovered it, and the date. Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system. As of the new moons discovered in 2003, Jupiter know has 63 known moons. To date, there is now 138 confirmed moons. |
| Discoverer David Jewitt, Ed Danielson Edward Emerson Barnard Seth Nicholson William Lassel Rich Terrile S. Synnott Voyager 2 B. J. Gladman, P.D. Nicholson, J.A. Burns, J. J. Kavelaars Galileo Galilei D. Pascu, P.K. Seidelmann, W. Baum, D. Currie Seth Nicholson James W. Christy R. Terrile S. Synnott Asaph Hall S. Synnott S. Synnott Giovanni Domenico Cassini Charles Dillon Perrine William Herschel John Fountain, Stephen Larson Galileo Galilei S. Synnott Galileo Galilei P. Laques, J. Lecacheus Charles Dillon Perrine William Cranch Bond Giovanni Domenico Cassini Galileo Galilei Audouin Dollfus S. Synnott H. Reitsema, W. Hubbard, L. Lebofsky, D. Tholen Charles T. Kowal Seth Nicholson Stephen Synnott William Herschel Gerard Peter Kuiper Ahaha Voyager 2 Gerald Peter Kuiper William Herschel R. Terrile Mark R. Showalter Stewart A. Collins, D. Carlson P. Melotte Asaph Hall William Henry Pickering S. Synnott Stewart A. Collins, D. Carlson M. Holman S. Synnott S. Synnott Giovanni Domenico Cassini S. Synnott B. J. Gladman, P. D. Nicholson, J. A. Burns, J. J. Kavelaars Seth B. Nicholson B. J. Gladman, P. D. Nicholson, J. A. Burns, J. J. Kavelaars B. J. Gladman, P. D. Nicholson, J. A. Burns, J. J. Kavelaars Brad Smith, Harold Reitsema, Stephen Larson, John Fountain Giovanni Domenico Cassini R. Terrile Stephen Synnott C. Huygens William Herschel William Lassel William Lassel |
| Year October 1979 September 9, 1892 September 29, 1951 October 24, 1851 November 12, 1980 January 13, 1986 January 24, 1986 1997 January 13, 1610 March 1980 July 30, 1938 June 22, 1978 January 20, 1986 January 9, 1986 August 12, 1877 January 13, 1986 July 7, 1989 March 21, 1684 January 2, 1905 August 29, 1789 1978 January 7, 1610 1989 January 7, 1610 March 1980 November 3, 1904 September 16, 1848 October 25, 1671 January 7, 1610 December 15, 1966 January 3, 1986 1982 September 14, 1974 July 6, 1938 1980 September 17, 1789 February 16, 1948 Prehistoric July 7, 1989 May 1, 1949 January 11, 1787 January 20, 1986 1990 November 1980 January 27, 1908 August 17, 1877 August 16, 1898 January 3, 1986 November 1980 1999 July 7, 1989 December 30, 1985 December 23, 1672 January 13, 1986 1999 July 21, 1914 1999 1997 March 1980 March 21, 1684 July 7, 1989 1980 March 25, 1655 January 11, 1787 October 10, 1846 October 24, 1851 |
| Day 0.29826 0.49817905 -631 -2.52037935 0.6019 0.623525 0.434577 16.6890184 1.8878 -692 6.38725 0.335033 0.463570 1.2624407 0.473651 0.334655 2.736914742 259.6528 1.370217855 0.6942 3.551181041 0.428745 7.15455296 2.7369 250.5662 21.2766088 79.3301825 1.769137786 0.6945 0.493066 0.554654 238.72 259.22 0.294780 0.942421813 1.41347925 27.321661 0.294396 360.13619 13.4632389 0.376409 0.5750 0.6285 -735 0.31891023 -550.48 0.513196 0.6130 1.122315 0.761832 4.517500436 0.558459 -758 1.8878 1.887802160 0.311485 0.6745 15.94542068 8.7058717 -5.8768541 4.1441772 |
| Notes. When E. E. Barnard first discovered the moon Amalthea, he had first considered naming it Columbia for the 400th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America, and Eureka, that being the state motto of California. The French astronomer suggested Amalthea, which Barnard did not like, which brought it's name in official recognition in 1975. Ananke was first called Adrastea (or Andrastea), but this name officially went to another moon. In 1962, U.S.S.R. astronomer E. I. Nesterovich proposed the name Hephaestus, and in 1976, U.S.S.R. astronomer Yuriy I. Karpenko proposed Semele. It was later named Ananke by German philologist Johann Blunck. Carme was originally and unofficially called Pan. In 1962, U.S.S.R. astronomer E. I. Nesterovich proposed the name Daedalus, and in 1976, U.S.S.R. astronomer Yuriy I. Karpenko proposed Leda, but this name officially was given to another moon. It was later named Carme by German philologist Johann Blunck. Elara's first and unofficial name was Hera. In 1962, U.S.S.R. astronomer E. I. Nesterovich proposed the name Heracles, and in 1976, U.S.S.R. astronomer Yuriy I. Karpenko proposed Danaë. It was later named Elara by German philologist Johann Blunck. Lysithea was originally and unofficially called Demeter. In 1962, U.S.S.R. astronomer E. I. Nesterovich proposed the name Prometheus, but this name went to another moon, and in 1976, U.S.S.R. astronomer Yuriy I. Karpenko proposed Latona. It was later named Lysithea by German philologist Johann Blunck. Pasiphae was originally and unofficially called Poseidon. In 1962, U.S.S.R. astronomer E. I. Nesterovich proposed the name Proserpine, and in 1976, U.S.S.R. astronomer Yuriy I. Karpenko proposed Helena, but this name was given to another moon. It was later named Pasiphae by German philologist Johann Blunck. Sinope was originally and unofficially called Hades. In 1962, U.S.S.R. astronomer E. I. Nesterovich proposed the name Cerberus, and in 1976, U.S.S.R. astronomer Yuriy I. Karpenko proposed Ida, but this name was given to another moon. It was later named Sinope by German philologist Johann Blunck. |