- Moons of Jupiter
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▪ TableMoons of Jupitername traditional numerical designation mean distance from centre of Jupiter (orbital radius; km) orbital period (sidereal period; Earth days)* inclination of orbit to planet's equator (degrees)Metis XVI 128,000 0.295 0.021Adrastea XV 129,000 0.298 0.027Amalthea V 181,400 0.498 0.389Thebe XIV 221,900 0.675 1.070Io I 421,800 1.769 0.036Europa II 671,100 3.551 0.467Ganymede III 1,070,400 7.155 0.172Callisto IV 1,882,700 16.69 0.307Themisto XVIII 7,284,000 130.02 43.08Leda XIII 11,165,000 240.92 27.46Himalia VI 11,461,000 250.56 27.5Lysithea X 11,717,000 259.2 28.3Elara VII 11,741,000 259.64 26.63S/2000 J 11 12,555,000 287 28.27Carpo XLVI 17,058,000 456.3 51.4S/2003 J 12 17,833,000 489.72 R 145.8Euporie XXXIV 19,304,000 550.74 R 145.8S/2003 J 3 20,224,000 583.88 R 143.7S/2003 J 18 20,426,000 596.58 R 146.5Orthosie XXXV 20,720,000 622.56 R 145.9Euanthe XXXIII 20,797,000 620.49 R 148.9Harpalyke XXII 20,858,000 623.32 R 148.6Praxidike XXVII 20,908,000 625.39 R 149.0Thyone XXIX 20,939,000 627.21 R 148.5S/2003 J 16 20,956,000 616.33 R 148.6Mneme XL 21,035,000 620.04 R 148.6Iocaste XXIV 21,060,000 631.6 R 149.4Helike XLV 21,069,000 626.32 R 154.8Hermippe XXX 21,131,000 633.9 R 150.7Thelxinoe XLII 21,164,000 628.09 R 151.4Ananke XII 21,276,000 629.77 R 148.9S/2003 J 15 22,630,000 689.77 R 140.8Eurydome XXXII 22,865,000 717.33 R 150.3S/2003 J 17 22,983,000 714.51 R 163.7Pasithee XXXVIII 23,004,000 719.44 R 165.1S/2003 J 10 23,044,000 716.25 R 164.1Chaldene XXI 23,100,000 723.72 R 165.2Isonoe XXVI 23,155,000 726.23 R 165.2Erinome XXV 23,196,000 728.46 R 164.9Kale XXXVII 23,217,000 729.47 R 165.0Aitne XXXI 23,229,000 730.18 R 165.1Taygete XX 23,280,000 732.41 R 165.2Kallichore XLIV 23,288,000 728.73 R 165.5Eukelade XLVII 23,328,000 730.47 R 165.5Arche XLIII 23,355,000 731.95 R 165.0S/2003 J 9 23,388,000 733.3 R 164.5Carme XI 23,404,000 734.17 R 164.9Kalyke XXIII 23,483,000 742.06 R 165.2Sponde XXXVI 23,487,000 748.34 R 151.0Megaclite XIX 23,493,000 752.86 R 152.8S/2003 J 5 23,498,000 738.74 R 165.0S/2003 J 19 23,535,000 740.43 R 162.9S/2003 J 23 23,566,000 732.45 R 149.2Hegemone XXXIX 23,577,000 739.88 R 155.2Pasiphae VIII 23,624,000 743.63 R 151.4Cyllene XLVIII 23,809,000 752 R 149.3S/2003 J 4 23,933,000 755.26 R 144.9Sinope IX 23,939,000 758.9 R 158.1Aoede XLI 23,980,000 761.5 R 158.3Autonoe XXVIII 24,046,000 760.95 R 152.9Callirrhoe XVII 24,103,000 758.77 R 147.1Kore XLIX 24,543,000 779.17 R 145.0S/2003 J 2 28,455,000 981.55 R 151.8name eccentricity of orbit rotation period (Earth days)** radius or radial dimensions (km) mass (1017 kg)*** mean density (g/cm3)Metis 0.0012 sync. 21.5 (1)Adrastea 0.0032 sync. 8.2 (0.07)Amalthea 0.0032 sync. 83.5 20.8 0.86Thebe 0.0176 sync. 49.3 (15)Io 0.0041 sync. 1,821.6 893,200 3.53Europa 0.0094 sync. 1,560.8 480,000 3.01Ganymede 0.0013 sync. 2,631.2 1,482,000 1.94Callisto 0.0074 sync. 2,410.3 1,076,000 1.83Themisto 0.2428 4.0 (0.007)Leda 0.1636 10.0 (0.11)Himalia 0.1623 0.4 85.0 42 1.3–2.4Lysithea 0.1124 18.0 (0.63)Elara 0.2174 0.5 43.0 (8.7)S/2000 J 11 0.248 2.0 (0.0005)Carpo 0.4316 1.5 (0.0005)S/2003 J 12 0.492 0.5 (0.00002)Euporie 0.1432 1.0 (0.0002)S/2003 J 3 0.1969 1.0 (0.0002)S/2003 J 18 0.0601 1.0 (0.0002)Orthosie 0.2808 1.0 (0.0002)Euanthe 0.2321 1.5 (0.0005)Harpalyke 0.2269 2.2 (0.001)Praxidike 0.2311 3.4 (0.0043)Thyone 0.2286 2.0 (0.0009)S/2003 J 16 0.2266 1.0 (0.0002)Mneme 0.2301 1.0 (0.0002)Iocaste 0.2158 2.6 (0.0019)Helike 0.1506 2.0 (0.0009)Hermippe 0.2096 2.0 (0.0009)Thelxinoe 0.2194 1.0 (0.0002)Ananke 0.2435 14.0 (0.3)S/2003 J 15 0.1944 1.0 (0.0002)Eurydome 0.2759 1.5 (0.0005)S/2003 J 17 0.2381 1.0 (0.0002)Pasithee 0.2675 1.0 (0.0002)S/2003 J 10 0.4294 1.0 (0.0002)Chaldene 0.2521 1.9 (0.0008)Isonoe 0.2471 1.9 (0.0008)Erinome 0.2664 1.6 (0.0005)Kale 0.2599 1.0 (0.0002)Aitne 0.2643 1.5 (0.0005)Taygete 0.2525 2.5 (0.0016)Kallichore 0.2503 1.0 (0.0002)Eukelade 0.2634 2.0 (0.0009)Arche 0.2496 1.5 (0.0005)S/2003 J 9 0.2627 0.5 (0.00002)Carme 0.2533 23.0 (1.3)Kalyke 0.2471 2.6 (0.0019)Sponde 0.3121 1.0 (0.0002)Megaclite 0.4198 2.7 (0.0021)S/2003 J 5 0.2476 2.0 (0.0009)S/2003 J 19 0.2559 1.0 (0.0002)S/2003 J 23 0.2738 1.0 (0.0002)Hegemone 0.3396 1.0 (0.0005)Pasiphae 0.409 30.0 (3)Cyllene 0.4115 1.0 (0.0002)S/2003 J 4 0.362 1.0 (0.0002)Sinope 0.2495 19.0 (0.7)Aoede 0.4311 2.0 (0.0009)Autonoe 0.3168 2.0 (0.0009)Callirrhoe 0.2829 4.3 (0.0087)Kore 0.3245 1.0 (0.0002)S/2003 J 2 0.4074 1.0 (0.0009)*R following the quantity indicates a retrograde orbit.**Sync. = synchronous rotation; the rotation and orbital periods are the same.***Quantities given in parentheses are poorly known.See as table:
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Universalium. 2010.