Use these up-to-date tables to learn about the moons of the solar system, including the plethora of Jupiter’s moons and the weird menagerie of Saturn’s moons.

Pandora, a moon of Saturn
Cassini snapped this image of Saturn's moon Pandora on December 21, 2016, from a range of 25,200 miles (40,500 kilometers).
NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute

Discovering a new moon in the solar system used to be a rare event. After Gerard Kuiper found Miranda, a moon of Uranus, in 1948 and Seth Nicholson found Ananke, a moon of Jupiter, in 1951, the total count of natural planetary satellites stood at 31: Jupiter's moons numbered 12, followed by the moons of Saturn (9), Uranus (5), Neptune (2), Mars (2), and Earth (1). (Notably, Mercury and Venus are the only planets in the solar system that do not have moons.)

In the ensuing three decades, finding solar system moons largely fell to NASA spacecraft. After Voyager 2's flyby of Neptune in 1989, the total number of solar system moons had nearly doubled to 60. However, the advent of sensitive electronic cameras has put ground-based observers back in the driver's seat, resulting in several dozens of finds over the past few years.

Indeed, some of the new objects are so small, only a few kilometers across, that they stretch the traditional notion of what constitutes a "moon." Sometimes faint objects appear fleetingly in images and are never seen again; others require patient follow-up observations over months or years to confirm that they orbit a planet.

While comets bear the surname(s) of their discoverer(s), and observers retain naming rights for asteroids, those who spot planetary moons must yield naming privilege to the International Astronomical Union. By convention, the IAU does not name a satellite until its orbit is known precisely — a threshold sometimes not reached until decades after the initial discovery.

Hyperion, a moon of Saturn
Hyperion, a porous, almost loufa-like moon of Saturn was imaged during a close flyby of NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
NASA / ESA

The following tables contain all the known moons of the solar system, including the dozens of moons circling Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. As of February 2024, the count stood at 298, distributed as follows: Earth 1, Mars 2, Jupiter 95, Saturn 146, Uranus 28, Neptune 16 — and among the IAU-approved dwarf planets: Pluto 5, Haumea 2, Makemake 1, Gonggong 1, Eris 1.

In the table below, the diameter of each satellite and the orbital distance from its planet’s center (semimajor axis) are in kilometers; eccentricity is the elongation of the satellite’s orbit; and inclination is the tilt of its orbit plane, in degrees, with respect to the planet’s equatorial plane (for inner moons and dwarf planets) or the ecliptic plane (for outer moons). Names of “lost” objects are shown in italics.

Moons of Earth and Mars


Planet/

Satellite
Diameter
(km)
Visual
magnitude
Distance
(km)
Orbital
period

(days)
Eccen-
tricity
Inclina-
tion (°)
EARTH      
     Moon3,474–12.7384,40027.30.0555.1
MARS      
     Phobos2211.49,3800.30.0151.1
     Deimos1212.523,4601.30.0001.8

Moons of Jupiter


Satellite
Diameter
(km)
Visual
magnitude
Distance
(km)
Orbital
period

(days)
Eccen-
tricity
Inclina-
tion (°)
Metis4417.5128,0000.30.0000.0
Adrastea1618.7129,0000.30.0000.0
Amalthea16814.1181,4000.50.0030.4
Thebe9816.0221,9000.70.0181.1
Io3,6435.0421,8001.80.0040.0
Europa3,1225.3671,1003.50.0090.5
Ganymede5,2624.61,070,4007.20.0010.2
Callisto4,8215.71,882,70016.70.0070.3
Themisto921.07,398,500130.00.34043.8
Leda1820.211,146,400241.00.16228.6
Ersa322.911,401,000249.20.11629.1
Himalia16014.811,440,600250.60.16028.1
S/2018 J2316.511,467,500250.90.11829.4
Pandia323.011,481,000251.90.17929.0
Lysithea3818.211,700,800259.20.11727.2
Elara7816.611,712,300259.60.21127.9
S/2011 J3316.311,797,200261.80.17628.7
Dia422.412,260,300287.20.23229.0
S/2018 J4223.616,504,300433.20.05753.2
Carpo323.017,042,300456.30.41653.2
Valetudo124.018,694,200527.60.21734.5
Euporie223.119,265,800550.70.148145.7
S/2003 J18223.420,336,300598.10.090145.3
S/2022 J3124.120,552,100601.90.213145.7
S/2021 J1223.620,667,200607.00.246149.8
Eupheme223.420,768,600616.70.241148.0
S/2010 J2123.920,793,000618.80.248148.1
S/2016 J1124.020,802,600618.50.232144.7
Mneme223.320,821,000620.10.247148.0
Euanthe322.820,827,000620.40.239148.0
S/2003 J16223.320,882,600622.90.243148.0
Harpalyke422.220,892,100623.30.232147.7
Orthosie223.120,901,000622.60.299144.3
Helike422.620,915,700626.30.153154.4
Praxidike721.220,935,400625.40.246148.3
S/2017 J3223.420,941,000625.60.231147.9
S/2003 J12123.920,963,100627.20.235150.0
S/2017 J7223.620,964,800626.60.233147.3
Thelxinoe223.520,976,000628.00.228150.6
Thyone422.320,978,000627.20.233147.5
S/2003 J2223.220,997,700628.80.225150.2
Ananke2818.921,034,500629.80.237147.6
Iocaste521.821,066,700631.60.227148.8
Hermippe422.121,108,500633.90.219150.2
S/2021 J 2123.721,140,600628.00.341150.1
S/2021 J 3223.621,495,700643.80.356150.1
S/2017 J9322.821,768,700666.10.200155.5
S/2016 J3223.622,213,500676.40.236164.1
Philophrosyne223.522,604,600702.50.229146.3
S/2018 J3123.722,826,600704.60.273164.9
S/2021 J5223.622,831,800704.80.200163.2
Pasithee223.222,846,700719.50.270164.6
S/2017 J812422,849,500719.80.255164.8
S/2003 J24223.822,887,400721.60.259164.5
Eurydome322.722,899,000717.30.294149.1
S/2011 J2123.622,909,200718.30.355151.9
S/2003 J4223.022,926,500718.10.328148.2
Chaldene422.522,930,500723.70.265164.7
S/2021 J4123.722,946,700710.10.159149.6
S/2017 J2223.522,953,200724.70.272164.5
Isonoe422.522,981,300726.30.249164.8
Kallichore223.723,021,800728.30.252164.8
Erinome322.823,032,900728.50.276164.4
Kale223.023,052,600729.60.262164.6
Eirene422.523,055,800729.80.258164.6
Aitne322.723,064,400730.10.277164.6
Eukelade422.623,067,400730.30.277164.6
Arche322.823,097,800731.90.261164.6
Taygete521.923,108,000732.40.253164.7
S/2016 J4223.623,113,800727.00.294147.1
S/2011 J1223.723,124,500733.20.271164.6
Carme4617.923,144.400734.20.256164.6
Herse223.423,150,500734.50.262164.4
S/2003 J19223.723,156,400734.80.265164.7
S/2010 J1223.323,189,800736.50.252164.5
S/2003 J9123.723,199,400736.90.263164.8
S/2017 J5223.523,206,200737.30.257164.8
S/2017 J6223.523,245,300734.00.336149.7
Kalyke521.823,302,600742.00.260164.8
Hegemone322.823,348,700739.80.358152.6
S/2021 J6223.723,427,200732.60.363166.5
Pasiphae5816.923,468,200743.60.412148.4
Sponde223.023,543.300748.30.322149.3
S/2003 J10223.623,576.300755.40.264164.4
Megaclite621.723,644,600752.90.421149.8
Cyllene223.223,654,700752.00.419146.8
Sinope3818.323,683,900758.90.264157.3
S/2017 J1223.823,744,800756.40.328145.8
S/2022 J1123.923,769,000748.70.136165.9
Aoede422.523,778,200761.50.436155.7
Autonoe422.023,792,500761.00.330150.8
Callirrhoe720.823,795,500758.90.297145.1
S/2022 J2124.223,811,600750.60.177165.3
S/2003 J23223.623,829,300760.00.313144.7
Kore223.624,205,200776.80.328141.5

Moons of Saturn


Satellite
Diameter
(km)
Visual
magnitude
Distance
(km)
Orbital
period

(days)
Eccen-
tricity
Inclina-
tion (°)
S/2009 S10.328.0117,0000.50.0000.0
Pan2819.4133,6000.60.0000.0
Daphnis724.0136,5000.60.0000.0
Atlas3218.5137,7000.60.0010.0
Prometheus8615.8139,4000.60.0020.0
Pandora8116.4141,7000.60.0040.1
Epimetheus11315.6151,4000.70.0200.3
Janus17814.4151,5000.70.0070.2
Aegaeon0.525.0167,5000.80.0000.0
Mimas39712.8185,6000.90.0201.6
Methone323.0194,7001.00.0000.0
Anthe124.0198,1001.00.0020.0
Pallene423.0212,3001.20.0040.2
Enceladus49911.8238,4001.40.0050.0
Tethys1,06010.2295,0001.90.0011.1
Telesto2518.5295,0001.90.0011.2
Calypso2118.7295,0001.90.0011.5
Polydeuces423.0377,6002.70.0190.2
Helene3118.4377,6002.70.0070.2
Dione1,11810.4377,7002.70.0020.0
Rhea1,5289.6527,2004.50.0010.3
Titan5,1508.41,221,90016.00.0290.3
Hyperion28314.41,481,50021.30.1050.6
Iapetus1,43611.03,561,70079.30.0287.6
S/2019 S1625.111,244,000445.60.54146.7
S/2005 S4225.511,302,600448.60.17752.5
Kiviuq1422.011,307,300449.10.18248.9
S/2020 S1225.611,339,600450.80.46247.0
Ijiraq1022.611,344,600451.50.35349.2
Phoebe22016.412,929,400550.30.164175.2
S/2006 S20225.813,163,900563.90.193174.8
S/2006 S9126.114,453,000648.70.268174.1
Paaliaq1921.314,997,300687.00.38447.1
Skathi623.615,575,100728.10.265149.7
S/2007 S7126.115,818,700742.80.232169.3
S/2007 S5225.815,899,500748.50.116160.3
S/2007 S2624.415,939,700754.90.232175.6
S/2004 S37425.115,940,500754.50.446159.3
S/2004 S47126.116,001,200755.70.268159.7
S/2004 S40126.116,145,300765.90.317169.8
Albiorix2620.516,329,100783.50.47038.9
S/2019 S2126.316,568,400796.20.265176.1
S/2007 S8225.716,991,800826.90.53532.8
Bebhionn624.117,028,900834.90.48237.4
S/2004 S29424.917,063,900837.80.48538.6
S/2019 S3225.917,125,000836.70.245164.2
S/2020 S7126.617,236,300844.80.558160.8
S/2004 S31424.917,495,400866.20.20248.3
Erriapus923.017,507,200871.10.46238.7
Skoll624.517,625,700878.40.470158.4
Tarqeq723.917,748,200885.00.11949.7
Siarnaq3220.117,880,800895.90.31148.2
S/2004 S41225.917,921,900895.80.295168.3
S/2020 S3126.217,929,800896.40.03847.1
S/2019 S4126.217,957,200898.40.45169.5
S/2019 S14126.318,005,000902.00.07250.1
S/2020 S2126.718,071,600907.00.116173.2
S/2020 S4126.518,115,900910.30.38943.4
S/2004 S42126.118,119,500910.60.157165.8
Greip425.118,206,000921.20.326179.8
Tarvos1322.118,215,200926.40.52838.6
Hyrrokkin823.518,342,600931.90.331150.3
S/2020 S5126.518,422,200933.50.13549.4
S/2004 S13624.518,455,800942.60.266168.9
S/2007 S6126.018,563,700944.30.172165.8
Mundilfari623.818,590,300952.90.210168.4
S/2006 S1624.618,745,600964.20.105155.2
S/2006 S10126.218,837,300965.30.154161.5
S/2004 S43126.318,918,200971.50.390172.0
S/2019 S5126.718,919,000971.540.183155.6
Gridr624.419,250,7001,004.80.187163.9
Bergelmir624.219,269,1001,005.60.144158.7
Jarnsaxa624.719,279,7001,006.90.21163
Narvi824.019,286,5001,003.80.449143.7
Suttungr623.919,391,7001,016.70.116175.0
S/2004 S17425.219,408,1001,017.50.179167.9
S/2004 S44225.519,478,8001,015.00.129169.0
S/2007 S3524.919,513,7001,026.40.162175.6
S/2006 S11126.219,523,2001,018.40.137172.0
Hati624.419,697,1001,040.30.375165.0
S/2004 S12524.819,770,7001,046.10.325163.0
S/2006 S12225.919,837,6001,043.20.48539.0
Eggther424.519,884,7001,052.30.157165.0
S/2019 S6225.819,996,1001,055.70.19346.3
S/2004 S45225.620,037,4001,059.00.464150.1
S/2006 S13126.120,072,6001,061.70.273164.8
S/2004 S46126.520,213,9001,073.00.229176.0
Farbauti524.720,292,5001,087.30.248157.1
S/2019 S8126.120,309,5001,080.60.301173.9
Thrymr623.920,326,5001,091.80.467174.8
Bestla723.820,337,9001,087.50.461136.3
S/2004 S7624.520,435,2001,100.00.462163.3
S/2019 S7126.120,475,4001,093.90.247172.9
S/2019 S11126.120,518,7001,097.30.577150.6
S/2007 S9225.520,548,0001,099.70.282156.7
Angrboda325.320,591,0001,114.10.216177.4
S/2019 S9126.220,605,1001,104.30.345161.7
Aegir624.420,664,6001,119.30.255166.9
Beli325.420,703,8001,121.80.087157.3
S/2019 S10126.520,918,2001,129.50.268161.2
S/2019 S12225.920,930,4001,130.40.534166.9
Gerd325.220,947,5001,143.00.517174.4
S/2019 S13126.420,959,7001,132.90.377178.6
S/2005 S5126.221,030,1001,138.60.51172.5
Gunnlod425.021,141,9001,158.00.251160.4
S/2020 S6126.321,159,2001,149.10.428169.3
S/2006 S14126.321,177,9001,150.60.056164.4
S/2019 S15126.521,246,2001,156.20.254157.5
S/2006 S3624.621,352,7001,174.70.443157.3
Skrymir424.821,448,0001,185.10.437175.6
S/2006 S15225.921,580,0001,183.60.117161.3
S/2020 S8126.121,800,1001,201.70.273163.3
S/2004 S28424.921,867,8001,220.80.160169.4
S/2006 S16126.321,988,9001,217.40.228165.2
Alvaldi424.621,995,6001,232.20.238177.4
S/2004 S50126.122,010,0001,219.10.377164.8
Kari723.922,029,7001,231.00.482153.0
Geirrod425.122,259,5001,251.10.539154.4
Fenrir425.022,331,8001,260.30.136164.3
S/2006 S17225.922,528,9001,262.50.384165.5
S/2004 S48225.722,362,5001,248.50.416159.9
Surtur624.822,753,8001,296.50.449168.3
S/2004 S49225.822,859,2001,290.30.454158.3
Loge624.622,918,3001,311.80.192166.9
Ymir1621.722,957,1001,315.20.337173.1
S/2004 S21325.423,125,0001,325.30.409155.0
S/2004 S39225.523,195,4001,336.20.102167.1
S/2019 S17225.823,233,3001,322.20.430156.3
S/2006 S18225.923,256,0001,324.10.089171.6
S/2006 S19225.923,262,9001,324.70.575174.1
S/2004 S24325.223,339,9001,341.30.07236.5
S/2004 S36325.323,433,6001,353,20.617152.5
S/2019 S19126.423,471,9001,342.60.372146.8
S/2019 S20126.623,483,7001,343.60.294156.2
S/2019 S18126.523,555,4001,349.70.487148.4
Thiazzi425.023,577,5001,366.70.511158.8
S/2019 S16126.423,677,6001,360.30.243160.7
S/2004 S53126.123,764,1001,367.70.226161.0
S/2004 S34325.324,145,5001420.80.279168.3
Fornjot624.624,937,3001,494.00.214169.5
S/2020 S10126.725,046,0001,479.90.310163.7
S/2004 S51225.825,771,8001,544.70.198169.6
S/2020 S9225.926,000,3001,565.20.521161.1
S/2019 S21225.926,075,8001,572.10.125171.5
S/2004 S52126.126,091,5001,573.50.290162.9
S/2004 S26425.026,097,1001,603.90.148172.9

Moons of Uranus


Satellite
Diameter
(km)
Visual
magnitude
Distance
(km)
Orbital
period (days)
Eccen-
tricity
Inclina-
tion (°)
Cordelia4023.649,8000.30.0000.2
Ophelia2323.353,8000.40.0110.1
Bianca5122.559,2000.40.0010.2
Cressida8021.661,8000.50.0000.1
Desdemona6422.062,7000.50.0000.1
Juliet9421.164,4000.50.0010.0
Portia13520.466,1000.50.0000.0
Rosalind7221.869,9000.60.0000.0
Cupid1026.074,4000.60.0050.1
Belinda8121.575,3000.60.0000.0
Perdita4023.676,4000.60.0020
Puck16219.886,0000.80.0000.3
Mab1026.097,7000.90.0030.1
Miranda47215.8129,9001.40.0014.4
Ariel1,15813.7190,9002.50.0010.0
Umbriel1,16914.5266,0004.10.0040.1
Titania1,57813.5436,3008.70.0010.1
Oberon1,52313.7583,40013.50.0010.1
Francisco1225.04,283,000267.10.139147.4
Caliban8922.47,230,000579.70.204142.0
S/2023 U1526.67,978,000680.80.187141.9
Stephano2024.18,004,000677.50.218143.9
Trinculo1025.48,505,000749.60.219167.1
Sycorax19020.812,180,0001,289.20.521159.3
Margaret1125.214,070,0001,648.10.67857.7
Prospero3020.816,267,0001,980.40.439151.7
Setebos3023.317,444,0002,228.70.588158.2
Ferdinand1225.120,648,0002,816.30.397169.8

Moons of Neptune


Satellite
Diameter
(km)
Visual
magnitude
Distance
(km)
Orbital
period (days)
Eccen-
tricity
Inclina-
tion (°)
Naiad7624.648,2000.30.0004.7
Thalassa9223.950,1000.30.0000.2
Despina14622.552,5000.30.0000.0
Galatea17922.462,0000.40.0000.0
Larissa17922.073,5000.60.0010.2
Hippocamp3526.5105,3001.00.0010.3
Proteus40720.3117,6001.10.0000.0
Triton2,70713.5354,8005.90.000157.3
Nereid34019.75,504,000360.10.7495.8
Halimede5424.215,753,7001,879.50.566133.8
Sao3125.422,381,4002,914.30.29948.2
S/2002 N51525.923,365,2003,141.30.54842.1
Laomedeia3725.023,607,9003,179.60.41834.8
Psamathe3625.146,701,6009,110.40.451137.1
Neso4324.750,045,9009,617.80.447132.3
S/2021 N11026.950,623,60010,017.90.548134.5

Moons of Pluto


Satellite
Diameter
(km)
Visual
magnitude
Distance
(km)
Orbital
period (days)
Eccen-
tricity
Inclina-
tion (°)
Charon1,18617.319,6006.40.0000.0
Styx1227.042,40020.200.0
Nix4523.448,70024.90.0000.0
Kerberos1426.057,80031.90.0000.4
Hydra4523.064,70038.50.0060.3

Moons of Other Dwarf Planets


Object/

Satellite
Diameter
(km)
Visual
magnitude
Distance
(km)
Orbital
period (days)
Eccen-
tricity
Inclina-
tion (°)
HAUMEA      
     Namaka17021.925,70018.30.249113.0
     Hiʻiaka31020.649,90049.50.051126.4
QUAOAR      
     Weywot7524.914,50012.40.1514
MAKEMAKE      
     S/2015 (136472) 117525.2>21,000>12??
GONGGONG      
     Xiangliu25026.024,00035–1000.383 or 119
ERIS      
     Dysnomia35025.637,35015.80.007142

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