Sun, Planet and Satellite Data

Table of Contents

• Historical Data
• Orbital Data
• Physical Data

Historical Data

Name	#	Orbits	Date	Discoverer
Sun		-	-	-
Mercury	I	Sun	-	-
Venus	II	Sun	-	-
Earth	III	Sun	-	-
Moon	I	Earth	-	-
Mars	IV	Sun	-	-
Phobos	I	Mars	1877	Asaph Hall
Deimos	II	Mars	1877	Asaph Hall
Jupiter	V	Sun	-	-
Metis	XVI	Jupiter	1979	Stephen Synnott
Adrastea	XV	Jupiter	1979	D. Jewitt & E. Danielson
Amalthea	V	Jupiter	1892	Edward Emerson Barnard
Thebe	XIV	Jupiter	1979	Stephen Synnott
Io	I	Jupiter	1610	Simon Marius & Galileo Galilei
Europa	II	Jupiter	1610	Simon Marius & Galileo Galilei
Ganymede	III	Jupiter	1610	Simon Marius & Galileo Galilei
Callisto	IV	Jupiter	1610	Simon Marius & Galileo Galilei
Leda	XIII	Jupiter	1974	C. Kowal
Himalia	VI	Jupiter	1904	C. Perrine
Lysithea	X	Jupiter	1938	S. Nicholson
Elara	VII	Jupiter	1905	C. Perrine
Ananke	XII	Jupiter	1951	S. Nicholson
Carme	XI	Jupiter	1938	S. Nicholson
Pasiphae	VIII	Jupiter	1908	P. Melotte
Sinope	IX	Jupiter	1914	S. Nicholson
Saturn	VI	Sun	-	-
Pan	XVIII	Saturn	1990	Mark R. Showalter
Atlas	XV	Saturn	1980	R. Terrile
Prometheus	XVI	Saturn	1980	S. Collins & others
Pandora	XVII	Saturn	1980	S. Collins & others
Epimetheus	XI	Saturn	1980	R. Walker
Janus	X	Saturn	1966	Audouin Dollfus
Mimas	I	Saturn	1789	William Herschel
Enceladus	II	Saturn	1789	William Herschel
Tethys	III	Saturn	1684	Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Telesto	XIII	Saturn	1980	B. Smith & others
Calypso	XIV	Saturn	1980	B. Smith & others
Dione	IV	Saturn	1684	Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Helene	XII	Saturn	1980	P. Laques & J. Lecacheus
Rhea	V	Saturn	1672	Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Titan	VI	Saturn	1655	Christiaan Huygens
Hyperion	VII	Saturn	1848	William Cranch Bond
Iapetus	VIII	Saturn	1671	Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Phoebe	IX	Saturn	1898	William Henry Pickering
Uranus	VII	Sun	1781	William Herschel
Cordelia	VI	Uranus	1986	Voyager 2
Ophelia	VII	Uranus	1986	Voyager 2
Bianca	VIII	Uranus	1986	Voyager 2
Cressida	IX	Uranus	1986	Voyager 2
Desdemona	X	Uranus	1986	Voyager 2
Juliet	XI	Uranus	1986	Voyager 2
Portia	XII	Uranus	1986	Voyager 2
Rosalind	XIII	Uranus	1986	Voyager 2
Belinda	XIV	Uranus	1986	Voyager 2
Puck	XV	Uranus	1985	Stephen Synnott
Miranda	V	Uranus	1948	Gerard Kuiper
Ariel	I	Uranus	1851	William Lassell
Umbriel	II	Uranus	1851	William Lassell
Titania	III	Uranus	1787	William Herschel
Oberon	IV	Uranus	1787	William Herschel
Neptune	VIII	Sun	1846	Johann Gotfried Galle
Naiad	III	Neptune	1989	Voyager 2
Thalassa	IV	Neptune	1989	Voyager 2
Despina	V	Neptune	1989	Voyager 2
Galatea	VI	Neptune	1989	Voyager 2
Larissa	VII	Neptune	1989	Stephen Synnott
Proteus	VIII	Neptune	1989	Stephen Synnott
Triton	I	Neptune	1846	William Lassell
Nereid	II	Neptune	1949	Gerard Kuiper
Pluto	IX	Sun	1930	Clyde W. Tombaugh
Charon	I	Pluto	1978	J. Christy

Key:
Name          Name of the planet or satellite.
Orbits        Sun or planet about which it orbits.
Date          Date of discovery.
Discoverer    Discoverer.

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