Jovian satellite system

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The Jovian satellite system is the extensive collection of natural moons orbiting the planet Jupiter, ranging from the large Galilean moons to numerous smaller irregular satellites.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Jupiter system 9
Jovian system 6
Jovian satellite system canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical system
natural satellite system
centralBody Jupiter
containsLargestMoonInSolarSystem true
firstMajorDiscoverer Galileo Galilei
firstMajorDiscoveryYear 1610
hasApproximateNumberOfKnownMoons over 90
hasDiscoveryMethod telescopic observation
hasDynamicalFeature prograde and retrograde irregular orbits
resonant orbits among Galilean moons
hasFirstDiscoveredMember Callisto
Europa
Ganymede
Io
hasLargestMember Ganymede
hasMember Adrastea
Amalthea
Ananke
Arche
Αυτόνοη
surface form: Autonoe

Callisto
Carme
Carpo
Chaldene
Cyllene
Dia
Eirene
Elara
Erinome
Euanthe
Eukelade
Euporie
Europa
Ganymede
Helike
Herse
Adrastea
surface form: Himalia

Io
Iocaste
Kale
Kalyke
Kore
Leda
Lysithea
Megaclite
Metis
Orthosie
Pasiphaë
surface form: Pasiphae

Pasithee
Philophrosyne
Praxidike
S/2003 J 2
S/2011 J 1
S/2017 J 2
Sinope
Sponde
Taygete
Thebe
Themisto
Valetudo
hasMemberClass Galilean moons
inner regular moons
outer irregular moons
prograde irregular moons
retrograde irregular moons
locatedIn Solar System
orbits Jupiter
partOf Jovian satellite system self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jupiter system
studiedBy Galileo spacecraft
Juno spacecraft
New Horizons
surface form: New Horizons spacecraft

Voyager program

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Galilean moons areLargestGroupIn Jovian satellite system
Jovian moon Taygete belongsToPlanetarySystem Jovian satellite system
subject surface form: Taygete
this entity surface form: Jupiter system
2001: A Space Odyssey setting Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Jupiter system
Europa partOf Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Jovian system
Sidereal Messenger describes Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Jupiter’s moons
Medicean stars system Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Jupiter system
Jovian satellite system partOf Jovian satellite system self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jupiter system
Io belongsToSystem Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Jovian system
Ganymede partOf Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Jovian system
Callisto belongsToPlanetarySystem Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Jupiter system
Against Infinity setting Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Jupiter system
Carme group belongsToPlanetarySystem Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Jovian system
S/2000 J 9 belongsToPlanetarySystem Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Jovian system
Jupiter XX planetarySystem Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Jupiter system
Carme (moon) belongsToPlanetarySystem Jovian satellite system
subject surface form: Carme
this entity surface form: Jovian system
Jovian ring system belongsToPlanetarySystem Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Jupiter system
Gaia notableWork Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Moons Of Jupiter
JunoCam hostBody Jovian satellite system
this entity surface form: Jupiter system