Jovian Moons -- Table of Designations, Orbital Grouping, Absolute Magnitudes 10 Jul 2026 | TD ================================================================================== ** Groups -- Number of Objects ** --- ----------------- ---- Regular moons Gal Galilean moons 4 SIM Small inner moons 4 --- ----------------- ---- Prograde Irregulars Thm Themisto 1 Him Himalia group 11 Crp Carpo group 2 Val Valetudo 1 --- ----------------- ---- Retrograde Irregulars Ana Ananke group 29 Car Carme group 41 Pas Pasiphae group 20 Sin Sinope group 2 --- ----------------- ---- All Jovian moons Total 4 + 4 + 15 + 92 = 115 ================================================================================== ** Jovian Moons -- Orbit Groups, Designations/Names, Absolute Magnitudes ** ----------------- ----- --------------- ------------- ----- ------ --- Discovery JPL/ IAU permanent IAU permanent TD Abs. Orb designation SPICE numbering object name abbr. mag. H Grp ----------------- ----- --------------- ------------- ----- ------ --- *** R E G U L A R M O O N S *** Primo 501 Jupiter I Io Io -1.85 Gal Secondo 502 Jupiter II Europa Eu -1.46 Gal Terzo 503 Jupiter III Ganymede Ga -2.15 Gal Quarto 504 Jupiter IV Callisto Ca -1.20 Gal Fifth satellite 505 Jupiter V Amalthea Ama 7.2 SIM S/1979 J 2 514 Jupiter XIV Thebe The 9.0 SIM S/1979 J 1 515 Jupiter XV Adrastea Adr ~12.1 SIM S/1979 J 3 516 Jupiter XVI Metis Met 10.5 SIM ----------------- ----- --------------- ------------- ----- ------ --- *** I R R E G U L A R M O O N S -- P R O G R A D E S *** Sixth satellite 506 Jupiter VI Himalia Him 7.90 Him Seventh satellite 507 Jupiter VII Elara Ela 9.62 Him J X 510 Jupiter X Lysithea Lys 11.17 Him Jupiter XIII 513 Jupiter XIII Leda Led 12.71 Him S/2000 J 1 518 Jupiter XVIII Themisto Thm 13.33 Thm S/2003 J 20 546 Jupiter XLVI Carpo Crp 16.18 Crp S/2000 J 11 553 Jupiter LIII Dia Dia 16.18 Him S/2016 J 2 562 Jupiter LXII Valetudo Val 17.05 Val S/2017 J 4 565 Jupiter LXV Pandia Pdi 16.25 Him S/2018 J 1 571 Jupiter LXXI Ersa Ers 15.98 Him S/2011 J 3 55509 11J3 16.27 Him S/2018 J 2 55510 18J2 16.45 Him S/2018 J 4 55520 18J4 16.75 Crp S/2011 J 4 55527 11J4 16.84 Him S/2017 J 17 55541 17J17 17.19 Him ----------------- ----- --------------- ------------- ----- ------ --- *** I R R E G U L A R M O O N S -- R E T R O G R A D E S *** 1908 CJ 508 Jupiter VIII Pasiphae Pas 10.09 Pas Ninth satellite 509 Jupiter IX Sinope Sin 11.16 Sin J XI 511 Jupiter XI Carme Car 10.66 Car JXII 512 Jupiter XII Ananke Ana 11.77 Ana S/1999 J 1 517 Jupiter XVII Callirrhoe Clh 14.00 Pas S/2000 J 8 519 Jupiter XIX Megaclite Meg 15.05 Pas S/2000 J 9 520 Jupiter XX Taygete Tay 15.51 Car S/2000 J 10 521 Jupiter XXI Chaldene Cha 16.03 Car S/2000 J 5 522 Jupiter XXII Harpalyke Har 15.89 Ana S/2000 J 2 523 Jupiter XXIII Kalyke Klk 15.34 Car S/2000 J 3 524 Jupiter XXIV Iocaste Ioc 15.44 Ana S/2000 J 4 525 Jupiter XXV Erinome Eri 16.04 Car S/2000 J 6 526 Jupiter XXVI Isonoe Iso 15.92 Car S/2000 J 7 527 Jupiter XXVII Praxidike Pra 14.83 Ana S/2001 J 1 528 Jupiter XXVIII Autonoe Aut 15.59 Pas S/2001 J 2 529 Jupiter XXIX Thyone Thy 15.78 Ana S/2001 J 3 530 Jupiter XXX Hermippe Her 15.50 Ana S/2001 J 11 531 Jupiter XXXI Aitne Ait 15.96 Car S/2001 J 4 532 Jupiter XXXII Eurydome Eyd 16.23 Pas S/2001 J 7 533 Jupiter XXXIII Euanthe Eua 16.44 Ana S/2001 J 10 534 Jupiter XXXIV Euporie Eup 16.31 Ana S/2001 J 9 535 Jupiter XXXV Orthosie Ort 16.63 Ana S/2001 J 5 536 Jupiter XXXVI Sponde Spo 16.7 Pas S/2001 J 8 537 Jupiter XXXVII Kale Kle 16.10 Car S/2001 J 6 538 Jupiter XXXVIII Pasithee Pst 16.77 Car S/2003 J 8 539 Jupiter XXXIX Hegemone Heg 15.63 Pas S/2003 J 21 540 Jupiter XL Mneme Mne 16.3 Ana S/2003 J 7 541 Jupiter XLI Aoede Aoe 15.49 Sin S/2003 J 22 542 Jupiter XLII Thelxinoe Tlx 16.30 Ana S/2002 J 1 543 Jupiter XLIII Arche Arc 16.2 Car S/2003 J 11 544 Jupiter XLIV Kallichore Kch 16.13 Car S/2003 J 6 545 Jupiter XLV Helike Hlk 15.89 Ana S/2003 J 1 547 Jupiter XLVII Eukelade Euk 15.91 Car S/2003 J 13 548 Jupiter XLVIII Cyllene Cyl 16.26 Pas S/2003 J 14 549 Jupiter XLIX Kore Kor 16.60 Pas S/2003 J 17 550 Jupiter L Herse Hrs 16.39 Car S/2010 J 1 551 Jupiter LI J51 16.13 Car S/2010 J 2 552 Jupiter LII J52 17.35 Ana S/2016 J 1 554 Jupiter LIV J54 16.86 Ana S/2003 J 18 555 Jupiter LV J55 16.33 Ana S/2011 J 2 556 Jupiter LVI J56 16.94 Pas S/2003 J 5 557 Jupiter LVII Eirene Eir 15.79 Car S/2003 J 15 558 Jupiter LVIII Philophrosyne Phi 16.60 Pas S/2017 J 1 559 Jupiter LIX J59 16.83 Pas S/2003 J 3 560 Jupiter LX Eupheme Eph 16.47 Ana S/2003 J 19 561 Jupiter LXI J61 16.60 Car S/2017 J 2 563 Jupiter LXIII J63 16.75 Car S/2017 J 3 564 Jupiter LXIV J64 16.67 Ana S/2017 J 5 566 Jupiter LXVI J66 16.56 Car S/2017 J 6 567 Jupiter LXVII J67 16.43 Pas S/2017 J 7 568 Jupiter LXVIII J68 16.6 Ana S/2017 J 8 569 Jupiter LXIX J69 17.08 Car S/2017 J 9 570 Jupiter LXX J70 16.11 Ana S/2011 J 1 572 Jupiter LXXII J72 16.82 Car S/2003 J 2 55501 Jupiter LXXIII J73 16.73 Ana S/2003 J 4 55502 3J4 16.74 Pas S/2003 J 9 55503 3J9 16.91 Car S/2003 J 10 55504 3J10 16.87 Car S/2003 J 12 55505 3J12 17.09 Ana S/2003 J 16 55506 3J16 16.34 Ana S/2003 J 23 55507 3J23 16.65 Pas S/2003 J 24 55508 3J24 16.63 Car S/2018 J 3 55511 18J3 17.27 Car S/2021 J 1 55512 21J1 17.34 Ana S/2021 J 2 55513 21J2 17.23 Ana S/2021 J 3 55514 21J3 17.16 Ana S/2021 J 4 55515 21J4 17.39 Car S/2021 J 5 55516 21J5 16.80 Car S/2021 J 6 55517 21J6 17.30 Car S/2016 J 3 55518 16J3 16.65 Car S/2016 J 4 55519 16J4 17.16 Pas S/2022 J 1 55521 22J1 17.04 Car S/2022 J 2 55522 22J2 17.53 Car S/2022 J 3 55523 22J3 17.33 Ana S/2017 J 10 55525 17J10 17.03 Ana S/2017 J 11 55526 17J11 17.05 Car S/2018 J 5 55528 18J5 17.07 Car S/2024 J 1 55529 24J1 16.91 Car S/2011 J 5 55530 11J5 17.21 Car S/2010 J 3 55531 10J3 17.15 Pas S/2010 J 4 55532 10J4 17.24 Car S/2010 J 5 55533 10J5 17.88 Car S/2010 J 6 55534 10J6 16.50 Ana S/2011 J 6 55535 11J6 16.90 Car S/2017 J 12 55536 17J12 17.26 Car S/2017 J 13 55537 17J13 16.96 Car S/2017 J 14 55538 17J14 17.02 Pas S/2017 J 15 55539 17J15 17.12 Pas S/2017 J 16 55540 17J16 17.22 Car S/2017 J 18 55542 17J18 16.81 Car S/2021 J 7 55543 21J7 17.29 Pas S/2021 J 8 55544 21J8 16.93 Ana ----------------- ----- --------------- ------------- ----- ------ --- Discovery JPL/ IAU permanent IAU permanent TD Abs. Orb designation SPICE numbering object name abbr. mag. H Grp ----------------- ----- --------------- ------------- ----- ------ --- ================================================================================== ** Legend, Sources ** Discovery ... Object designation given in discovery announcement or early publications; designation nowadays in the MPEC (Minor Planet Electronic Circular) of the IAU Minor Planet Center, in the late 20th and early 21st century in an IAU Circular, before that mainly by the discoverer himself * https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/RecentMPECs.html * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_of_moons#Provisional_designations * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_designation_in_astronomy#Satellites_and_rings_of_planets JPL/SPICE ....... Code/ID given by JPL SSD (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Solar System Dynamics) * https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sats/elem/sep.html SPICE * https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/naif/index.html IAU permanent ... Satellite numbering scheme by the IAU (International Astronomical Union). numbering * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_of_moons#Roman_numeral_designation * https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/Planets#jovian-system IAU permanent ... Many moons received a name from the large pool of liaisons or daughters object name of the Roman (Greek) god Jupiter (Zeus) * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_of_moons TD abbr. ........ My 2-5 characters abbreviation scheme for Solar-system satellites names; useful for example in diagrams, for subscripts, in listings with limited space, etc. * https://tilmanndenk.de/wp-content/uploads/Moons_TDAbbrevs_JPL-ID.txt Abs. mag. H ..... Absolute visual magnitude (as of May 2026) * [Galilean moons:] Morrison & Morrison (1977), Table 16.4 * [Small inner moons:] Denk+ (2026), Table 3 * [Irregulars:] https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/NatSats/NaturalSatellites.html Orb Grp ......... Orbit dynamical group. For the Irregulars: Defined by semi-major axes and inclinations (mean orbital elements); named after largest object. * Palumbo+ (2025), Fig. 1 and Table 1 * Denk+ (2026), Table 7 ** References ** Denk+ (2026) Space Science Reviews * https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-025-01263-6 Morrison & Morrison (1977) UofA book 'Planetary Satellites' * https://open.uapress.arizona.edu/projects/planetary-satellites Palumbo+ (2025) Space Science Reviews * https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-025-01158-6 ==================================================================================