Moons of Jupiter

Name

Discoverer

Year of Discovery

Distance from Center of Jupiter (mi)

Distance from Center of Jupiter (km)

Diameter (mi)

Diameter (km)

Sidereal Period of Revolution (Days)*

Adrastea

D. Jewitt & E. Danielson

1979

80,159

129,000

22†

35†

0.298

Amalthea

E.E. Barnard

1892

112,471

181,000

106†

171†

0.498

Ananke

S.B. Nicholson

1951

13,173,429

21,200,000

19

31

631

Callisto

Galileo & S. Marius

1610

1,170,074

1,883,000

2,995†

4,820†

6.689

Carme

S.B. Nicholson

1938

14,043,372

22,600,000

25

40

692

Elara

C.D. Perrine

1905

7,293,233

11,737,000

50†

80†

259.653

Europa

Galileo & S. Marius

1610

416,951

671,000

1,942†

3,125†

3.551

Ganymede

Galileo & S. Marius

1610

664,885

1,070,000

3,278†

5,275†

7.155

Himalia

C.D. Perrine

1904

7,133,536

11,480,000

106†

171†

250.566

Io

Galileo & S. Marius

1610

262,226

422,000

2,257†

3,632†

1.769

Leda

C. Kowal

1974

6,893,680

11,094,000

9

14

238.72

Lysithea

S.B. Nicholson

1938

7,282,669

11,720,000

22

35

259.22

Metis

S. Synnott

1979

79,538

128,000

25

40

0.295

Pasiphae

P. Mellote

1908

14,602,622

23,500,000

31

50

375

Sinope

S.B. Nicholson

1914

14,726,899

23,700,000

22

35

758

Thebe

S. Synnott

1979

137,948

222,000

47†

76†

0.674

* Time it takes for the moon to complete one revolution of the planet.

† Approximate.