Some named solar system objects

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 15 December 2019

satellites of inner planets
planet	satellites
Mercury	(no satellites)
Venus	(no satellites)
Earth	Moon **
Mars	Phobos Deimos
Includes all known satellites of inner planets. Large satellites--over 2000 km diameter--indicated by **

selected asteroids

near-Earth asteroids main-belt asteroids Jupiter Trojan asteroids

(433) Eros
(1036) Ganymed
(1580) Betulia
(1620) Geographos
(1627) Ivar
(1862) Apollo
(1866) Sisyphus
(1917) Cuyo
(1980) Tezcatlipoca
(2212) Hephaistos
(3200) Phaethon
(3552) Don Quixote
(3671) Dionysus
(4179) Toutatis
(4183) Cuno
(4954) Eric
(5143) Heracles
(5370) Taranis
(5381) Sekhmet
(5731) Zeus
(7088) Ishtar
(7092) Cadmus
(7358) Oze
(9969) Braille
(25143) Itokawa
(65803) Didymos
(66391) Moshup
(69230) Hermes
(99942) Apophis
(101955) Bennu
(162173) Ryugu
(1) Ceres *
(2) Pallas
(3) Juno
(4) Vesta
(5) Astraea
(6) Hebe
(7) Iris
(8) Flora
(9) Metis
(10) Hygiea
(11) Parthenope
(12) Victoria
(13) Egeria
(14) Irene
(15) Eunomia
(16) Psyche
(18) Melpomene
(19) Fortuna
(20) Massalia
(21) Lutetia
(22) Kalliope
(23) Thalia
(24) Themis
(27) Euterpe
(28) Bellona
(29) Amphitrite
(31) Euphrosyne
(34) Circe
(36) Atalante
(37) Fides
(38) Leda
(39) Laetitia
(40) Harmonia
(41) Daphne
(42) Isis
(45) Eugenia
(46) Hestia
(47) Aglaja
(48) Doris
(49) Pales
(50) Virginia
(51) Nemausa
(52) Europa
(53) Kalypso
(54) Alexandra
(56) Melete
(57) Mnemosyne
(59) Elpis
(63) Ausonia
(65) Cybele
(68) Leto
(69) Hesperia
(70) Panopaea
(74) Galatea
(76) Freia
(78) Diana
(81) Terpsichore
(85) Io
(86) Semele
(87) Sylvia
(88) Thisbe
(89) Julia
(90) Antiope
(91) Aegina
(92) Undina
(93) Minerva
(94) Aurora
(95) Arethusa
(96) Aegle
(98) Ianthe
(104) Klymene
(105) Artemis
(106) Dione
(107) Camilla
(111) Ate
(114) Kassandra
(117) Lomia
(120) Lachesis
(121) Hermione
(127) Johanna
(128) Nemesis
(129) Antigone
(130) Elektra
(134) Sophrosyne
(137) Meliboea
(139) Juewa
(140) Siwa
(141) Lumen
(144) Vibilia
(145) Adeona
(146) Lucina
(147) Protogeneia
(150) Nuwa
(153) Hilda
(154) Bertha
(156) Xanthippe
(159) Aemilia
(164) Eva
(165) Loreley
(168) Sibylla
(171) Ophelia
(173) Ino (175) Andromache
(176) Iduna
(181) Eucharis
(185) Eunike
(187) Lamberta
(190) Ismene
(191) Kolga
(192) Nausikaa
(194) Prokne
(196) Philomela
(200) Dynamene
(203) Pompeja
(206) Hersilia
(209) Dido
(211) Isolda
(212) Medea
(216) Kleopatra
(221) Eos
(225) Henrietta
(227) Philosophia
(229) Adelinda
(230) Athamantis
(233) Asterope
(238) Hypatia
(240) Vanadis
(241) Germania
(243) Ida
(247) Eukrate
(250) Bettina
(253) Mathilde
(259) Aletheia
(266) Aline
(268) Adorea
(275) Sapientia
(276) Adelheid
(279) Thule
(283) Emma
(286) Iclea
(308) Polyxo
(317) Roxane
(324) Bamberga
(328) Gudrun
(334) Chicago
(344) Desiderata
(349) Dembowska
(350) Ornamenta
(354) Eleonora
(356) Liguria
(357) Ninina
(360) Carlova
(361) Bononia
(365) Corduba
(372) Palma
(375) Ursula
(379) Huenna
(381) Myrrha
(386) Siegena
(387) Aquitania
(388) Charybdis
(393) Lampetia
(405) Thia
(409) Aspasia
(410) Chloris
(412) Elisabetha
(419) Aurelia
(420) Bertholda
(423) Diotima
(424) Gratia
(426) Hippo
(444) Gyptis
(445) Edna
(451) Patientia
(455) Bruchsalia
(469) Argentina
(471) Papagena
(476) Hedwig
(481) Emita
(488) Kreusa
(489) Comacina
(490) Veritas
(505) Cava
(506) Marion
(508) Princetonia
(511) Davida
(514) Armida
(521) Brixia
(522) Helga
(532) Herculina
(536) Merapi
(545) Messalina
(566) Stereoskopia
(570) Kythera
(595) Polyxena
(596) Scheila
(602) Marianna
(618) Elfriede
(626) Notburga
(635) Vundtia
(654) Zelinda
(675) Ludmilla
(683) Lanzia
(690) Wratislavia (702) Alauda
(704) Interamnia
(705) Erminia
(712) Boliviana
(713) Luscinia
(733) Mocia
(739) Mandeville
(740) Cantabia
(747) Winchester
(748) Simeisa
(751) Faina
(762) Pulcova
(769) Tatjana
(772) Tanete
(776) Berbericia
(788) Hohensteina
(790) Pretoria
(791) Ani
(804) Hispania
(809) Lundia
(814) Tauris
(854) Frostia
(895) Helio
(909) Ulla
(939) Isberga
(951) Gaspra
(1015) Christa
(1052) Belgica
(1089) Tama
(1093) Freda
(1139) Atami
(1269) Rollandia
(1313) Berna
(1333) Cevenola
(1338) Duponta
(1390) Abastumani
(1453) Fennia
(1467) Mashona
(1509) Esclangona
(1717) Arlon
(1727) Mette
(1830) Pogson
(2006) Polonskaya
(2044) Wirt
(2047) Smetana
(2121) Sevastopol
(2131) Mayall
(2478) Tokai
(2486) Metsahovi
(2577) Litva
(2691) Sersic
(2754) Efimov
(2815) Soma
(2867) Steins
(3034) Climenhaga
(3073) Kursk
(3169) Ostro
(3309) Brorfelde
(3673) Levy
(3703) Volkonskaya
(3749) Balam
(3782) Celle
(3868) Mendoza
(3873) Roddy
(3905) Doppler
(3951) Zichichi
(3982) Kastel
(4029) Bridges
(4383) Suruga
(4440) Tchantches
(4492) Debussy
(4607) Seilandfarm
(4674) Pauling
(4765) Wasserburg
(4786) Tatianina
(4951) Iwamoto
(5474) Gingasen
(5477) Holmes
(5481) Kiuchi
(5535) Annefrank
(5899) Jedicke
(5905) Johnson
(6084) Bascom
(6244) Okamoto
(6615) Plutarchos
(6708) Bobbievaile
(7187) Isobe
(7225) Huntress
(7369) Gavrilin
(7958) Leakey
(8026) Johnmckay
(8116) Jeanperrin
(8306) Shoko
(8373) Stephengould
(9069) Hovland
(9260) Edwardolson
(9617) Grahamchapman
(10208) Germanicus
(11264) Claudiomaccone
(15268) Wendelinefroger
(16525) Shumarinaiko
(26074) Carlwirtz
(588) Achilles
(617) Patroclus
(624) Hektor
(659) Nestor
(884) Priamus
(911) Agamemnon
(1143) Odysseus
(1172) Aneas
(1173) Anchises
(1208) Troilus
(1437) Diomedes
(1583) Antilochus
(1867) Deiphobus
(2241) Alcathous
(2363) Cebriones
(2797) Teucer
(2920) Automedon
(3063) Makhaon
(3317) Paris
(3451) Mentor
(3793) Leonteus
(4063) Euforbo
(4833) Meges
(29314) Eurydamas

Includes named near-Earth asteroids over 5 km in diameter, visited by space probes, well studied by radar, or with known satellites; named main belt asteroids over 100 km in diameter, visited by space probes, or with known satellites; named Jupiter Trojan asteroids over 100 km in diameter or with known satellites. Dwarf planet asteroids are indicated by *. A total of 21,866 asteroids (excluding outer solar system objects) are named, out of 541,371 with permanent numbers; another 311,398 asteroids have provisional designations.

named satellites of asteroids

asteroid satellite

(22) Kalliope Linus

(45) Eugenia Petit-Prince

(87) Sylvia Remus
Romulus

(93) Minerva Aegis
Gorgoneion

(216) Kleopatra Alexhelios
Cleoselene

(243) Ida Dactyl

(617) Patroclus Menoetius

(624) Hektor Skamandrios

(702) Alauda Pichi unem

(66391) Moshup Squannit

Includes all named asteroid satellites. Another 276 provisional or probable asteroid satellites are reported.

named satellites of asteroids
asteroid	satellite
(22) Kalliope	Linus
(45) Eugenia	Petit-Prince
(87) Sylvia	Remus Romulus
(93) Minerva	Aegis Gorgoneion
(216) Kleopatra	Alexhelios Cleoselene
(243) Ida	Dactyl
(617) Patroclus	Menoetius
(624) Hektor	Skamandrios
(702) Alauda	Pichi unem
(66391) Moshup	Squannit
Includes all named asteroid satellites. Another 276 provisional or probable asteroid satellites are reported.

satellites of outer planets

planet named satellites provisional satellites

Jupiter Metis
Adrastea
Amalthea
Thebe
Io **
Europa **
Ganymede **
Callisto **
Themisto
Leda
Himalia
Ersa
Pandia
Elara
Lysithea
Dia
Carpo
Valetudo
Euporie
Harpalyke
Hermippe
Euanthe
Thyone
Mneme
Iocaste
Praxidike
Ananke
Thelxinoe
Orthosie
Helike
Eupheme
Kale
Chaldene
Taygete
Herse
Kallichore
Kalyke
Pasithee
Philophrosyne
Cyllene
Autonoe
Megaclite
Eurydome
Pasiphae
Callirrhoe
Isonoe
Aitne
Hegemone
Sponde
Eukelade
Erinome
Arche
Eirene
Carme
Aoede
Kore
Sinope
S/2003 J12
J LV = S/2003 J18
J LXVIII = S/2017 J7
J LIV = S/2016 J1
J LXIV = S/2017 J3
S/2003 J16
J LII = S/2010 J2
J LXX = S/2017 J9
J LXVII = S/2017 J6
J LXXII = S/2011 J1
J LXI = S/2003 J19
S/2003 J10
S/2003 J23
J LI = S/2010 J1
J LXVI = S/2017 J5
J LXIX = S/2017 J8
J LVI = S/2011 J2
J LXIII = S/2017 J2
S/2003 J4
S/2003 J9
S/2003 J2

Saturn Pan
Daphnis
Atlas
Prometheus
Pandora
Epimetheus
Janus
Aegaeon
Mimas *
Methone
Anthe
Pallene
Enceladus *
Tethys *
Telesto
Calypso
Polydeuces
Dione *
Helene
Rhea *
Titan **
Hyperion
Iapetus *
Kiviuq
Ijiraq
Phoebe
Paaliaq
Skathi
Albiorix
Bebhionn
Erriapus
Skoll
Tarqeq
Siarnaq
Hyrokkin
Tarvos
Mundilfari
Greip
Jarnsaxa
Bergelmir
Narvi
Suttungr
Hati
Farbauti
Bestla
Aegir
Thrymr
Kari
Fenrir
Loge
Surtur
Ymir
Fornjot S/2009 S1
S/2004 S37
S/2007 S2
S/2004 S29
S/2004 S31
S/2004 S13
S/2006 S1
S/2004 S17
S/2004 S20
S/2004 S12
S/2004 S27
S/2007 S3
S/2004 S7
S/2004 S22
S/2004 S30
S/2004 S23
S/2004 S25
S/2004 S32
S/2006 S3
S/2004 S38
S/2004 S28
S/2004 S35
S/2004 S21
S/2004 S24
S/2004 S36
S/2004 S39
S/2004 S33
S/2004 S34
S/2004 S26

Uranus Cordelia
Ophelia
Bianca
Cressida
Desdemona
Juliet
Portia
Rosalind
Cupid
Belinda
Perdita
Puck
Mab
Miranda *
Ariel *
Umbriel *
Titania *
Oberon *
Francisco
Caliban
Stephano
Trinculo
Sycorax
Margaret
Prospero
Setebos
Ferdinand

Neptune Naiad
Thalassa
Despina
Galatea
Larissa
Hippocamp
Proteus *
Triton **
Nereid
Halimede
Sao
Laomedeia
Psamathe
Neso

Includes all known satellites of outer planets. Large satellites--over 2000 km in diameter--indicated by **; medium-sized satellites--between 350 and 2000 km in diameter--indicated by *

satellites of outer planets
planet	named satellites	provisional satellites
Jupiter	Metis Adrastea Amalthea Thebe Io Europa Ganymede Callisto Themisto Leda Himalia Ersa Pandia Elara Lysithea Dia Carpo Valetudo Euporie Harpalyke Hermippe Euanthe Thyone Mneme Iocaste Praxidike Ananke Thelxinoe Orthosie Helike Eupheme Kale Chaldene Taygete Herse Kallichore Kalyke Pasithee Philophrosyne Cyllene Autonoe Megaclite Eurydome Pasiphae Callirrhoe Isonoe Aitne Hegemone Sponde Eukelade Erinome Arche Eirene Carme Aoede Kore Sinope	S/2003 J12 J LV = S/2003 J18 J LXVIII = S/2017 J7 J LIV = S/2016 J1 J LXIV = S/2017 J3 S/2003 J16 J LII = S/2010 J2 J LXX = S/2017 J9 J LXVII = S/2017 J6 J LXXII = S/2011 J1 J LXI = S/2003 J19 S/2003 J10 S/2003 J23 J LI = S/2010 J1 J LXVI = S/2017 J5 J LXIX = S/2017 J8 J LVI = S/2011 J2 J LXIII = S/2017 J2 S/2003 J4 S/2003 J9 S/2003 J2
Saturn	Pan Daphnis Atlas Prometheus Pandora Epimetheus Janus Aegaeon Mimas * Methone Anthe Pallene Enceladus * Tethys * Telesto Calypso Polydeuces Dione * Helene Rhea * Titan ** Hyperion Iapetus * Kiviuq Ijiraq Phoebe Paaliaq Skathi Albiorix Bebhionn Erriapus Skoll Tarqeq Siarnaq Hyrokkin Tarvos Mundilfari Greip Jarnsaxa Bergelmir Narvi Suttungr Hati Farbauti Bestla Aegir Thrymr Kari Fenrir Loge Surtur Ymir Fornjot	S/2009 S1 S/2004 S37 S/2007 S2 S/2004 S29 S/2004 S31 S/2004 S13 S/2006 S1 S/2004 S17 S/2004 S20 S/2004 S12 S/2004 S27 S/2007 S3 S/2004 S7 S/2004 S22 S/2004 S30 S/2004 S23 S/2004 S25 S/2004 S32 S/2006 S3 S/2004 S38 S/2004 S28 S/2004 S35 S/2004 S21 S/2004 S24 S/2004 S36 S/2004 S39 S/2004 S33 S/2004 S34 S/2004 S26
Uranus	Cordelia Ophelia Bianca Cressida Desdemona Juliet Portia Rosalind Cupid Belinda Perdita Puck Mab Miranda * Ariel * Umbriel * Titania * Oberon * Francisco Caliban Stephano Trinculo Sycorax Margaret Prospero Setebos Ferdinand
Neptune	Naiad Thalassa Despina Galatea Larissa Hippocamp Proteus * Triton ** Nereid Halimede Sao Laomedeia Psamathe Neso
Includes all known satellites of outer planets. Large satellites--over 2000 km in diameter--indicated by *; medium-sized satellites--between 350 and 2000 km in diameter--indicated by

satellites of dwarf planet trans-Neptunian objects

dwarf planet satellites satellites, unnamed

Pluto Charon *
Nix
Hydra
Kerberos
Styx

Haumea Namaka
Hi'iaka

Makemake S/2015 (136472) 1

Eris Dysnomia *

Includes all TNOs confirmed as dwarf planets by the International Astronomical Union; medium-sized satellites--between 350 and 2000 km in diameter--indicated by *.

satellites of dwarf planet trans-Neptunian objects
dwarf planet	satellites	satellites, unnamed
Pluto	Charon * Nix Hydra Kerberos Styx
Haumea	Namaka Hi'iaka
Makemake		S/2015 (136472) 1
Eris	Dysnomia *
Includes all TNOs confirmed as dwarf planets by the International Astronomical Union; medium-sized satellites--between 350 and 2000 km in diameter--indicated by .*

Outer solar system objects

damocloids
and others centaurs and
scattered disk objects trans-Neptunian objects

(944) Hidalgo
(5335) Damocles
(20461) Dioretsa
(37117) Narcissus
(365756) ISON (2060) Chiron
(5145) Pholus
(7066) Nessus
(8405) Asbolus
(10199) Chariklo
(10370) Hylonome
(31824) Elatus
(32532) Thereus
(42355) Typhon
(49036) Pelion
(52872) Okyrhoe
(52975) Cyllarus
(54598) Bienor
(55576) Amycus
(60558) Echeclus
(65489) Ceto
(83982) Crantor
(90377) Sedna
(121725) Aphidas
(229762) G!kun||'homdima
(330836) Orius
(346889) Rhiphonos
(471143) Dziewanna
(472235) Zhulong (15760) Albion
(15810) Arawan
(19521) Chaos
(20000) Varuna
(28978) Ixion
(38083) Rhadamanthus
(38638) Huya
(47171) Lempo
(50000) Quaoar
(53311) Deucalion
(58534) Logos
(66652) Borasisi
(79360) Sila-Nunam
(88611) Teharonhiawako
(90482) Orcus
(120347) Salacia
(148780) Altjira
(174567) Varda
(341520) Mors-Somnus
(385446) Manwe
(385571) Otrera
(420356) Praamzius
(486958) Arrokoth

Includes all named outer solar system minor planets other than dwarf planets. "Damocloid" class is unofficial; "other" includes other objects which approach or cross the orbit of Saturn; "Centaur" class has mean distance within the orbit of Neptune; "scattered-disk objects" have mean distance outside the orbit of Neptune and high eccentricity or inclination; "trans-Neptunian objects" have mean distance outside the orbit of Neptune and low eccentricity and inclination. A total of 792 outer solar system objects (other than dwarf planets) have permanent designations, and another 2,983 have provisional designations.

Outer solar system objects
damocloids and others	centaurs and scattered disk objects	trans-Neptunian objects
(944) Hidalgo (5335) Damocles (20461) Dioretsa (37117) Narcissus (365756) ISON	(2060) Chiron (5145) Pholus (7066) Nessus (8405) Asbolus (10199) Chariklo (10370) Hylonome (31824) Elatus (32532) Thereus (42355) Typhon (49036) Pelion (52872) Okyrhoe (52975) Cyllarus (54598) Bienor (55576) Amycus (60558) Echeclus (65489) Ceto (83982) Crantor (90377) Sedna (121725) Aphidas (229762) G!kun\|\|'homdima (330836) Orius (346889) Rhiphonos (471143) Dziewanna (472235) Zhulong	(15760) Albion (15810) Arawan (19521) Chaos (20000) Varuna (28978) Ixion (38083) Rhadamanthus (38638) Huya (47171) Lempo (50000) Quaoar (53311) Deucalion (58534) Logos (66652) Borasisi (79360) Sila-Nunam (88611) Teharonhiawako (90482) Orcus (120347) Salacia (148780) Altjira (174567) Varda (341520) Mors-Somnus (385446) Manwe (385571) Otrera (420356) Praamzius (486958) Arrokoth
Includes all named outer solar system minor planets other than dwarf planets. "Damocloid" class is unofficial; "other" includes other objects which approach or cross the orbit of Saturn; "Centaur" class has mean distance within the orbit of Neptune; "scattered-disk objects" have mean distance outside the orbit of Neptune and high eccentricity or inclination; "trans-Neptunian objects" have mean distance outside the orbit of Neptune and low eccentricity and inclination. A total of 792 outer solar system objects (other than dwarf planets) have permanent designations, and another 2,983 have provisional designations.

named satellites of outer solar system objects

primary satellite

(42355) Typhon Echidna

(47171) Lempo Hiisi
Paha

(50000) Quaoar Weywot

(58534) Logos Zoe

(65489) Ceto Phorcys

(66652) Borasisi Pabu

(79360) Sila-Nunam Nunam

(88611) Teharonhiawako Sawiskera

(90482) Orcus Vanth

(120347) Salacia Actaea

(174567) Varda Ilmare

(229762) G!kun||'homdima G!o'e!Hu

(341520) Mors-Somnus Somnus

(385446) Manwe Thorondor

Includes all named outer solar system satellites other than those of dwarf planets. Another 87 provisional or probable outer solar system satellites are reported.

named satellites of outer solar system objects
primary	satellite
(42355) Typhon	Echidna
(47171) Lempo	Hiisi Paha
(50000) Quaoar	Weywot
(58534) Logos	Zoe
(65489) Ceto	Phorcys
(66652) Borasisi	Pabu
(79360) Sila-Nunam	Nunam
(88611) Teharonhiawako	Sawiskera
(90482) Orcus	Vanth
(120347) Salacia	Actaea
(174567) Varda	Ilmare
(229762) G!kun\|\|'homdima	G!o'e!Hu
(341520) Mors-Somnus	Somnus
(385446) Manwe	Thorondor
Includes all named outer solar system satellites other than those of dwarf planets. Another 87 provisional or probable outer solar system satellites are reported.