Jupiterren 79 satelite natural ezagutzen dira.
Jupiterren aurkitu ziren lehenengo sateliteak lau handienak izan ziren: Io, Europa, Ganimede eta Calisto. Galileo astronomoak aurkitu zituen 1610ean. Ilargiaz kanpo, planeta baten satelite bat behatzen zen lehenengo aldia izan zen. Izenak greziar mitologiagatik datozkie, nahiz eta hasiera batean Galileok zenbaki erromatarrekin izendatu zituen Jupiterrekiko distantziaren arabera. Ilargia baino handiagoak dira (Europa ezik, gutxigatik), Ganimede izanik eguzki-sistemako sateliterik handiena.
1979an Voyager 1 espazio-ontziak barnerago dauden hiru satelite aurkitu zituen, satelite ezagun kopurua 16tan utziz. 1999 arte ez zen aurkikuntza berririk egin. Ordutik hona, ordea, beste 47 satelite txiki aurkitu dira, gehienak oso txikiak eta orbita oso eszentrikotan. Batez beste 3 km-ko diametroa dute. Satelite txiki hauek asteroide edo kometa izandakoak direla uste da.
Sateliteak hainbat taldetan sailkatzen dira:
Hurrengo taulan Jupiterren 63 satelite ezagunak sailkatzen dira, orbita erradioaren arabera.
Izena | Diametroa (km) | Masa (kg) | Orbita-erradioa (km) | Orbita-periodoa (egun) | Inklinazioa | Eszentrikotasuna | Taldea |
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Metis | 43 | 1.2E+17 | 127.690 | 0.294780 | 0.000° | 0.0012 | Amaltea |
Adrastea | 26×20×16 | 7.5E+15 | 128.690 | 0.29826 | 0.000° | 0.0018 | |
Amaltea | 262×146×134 | 2.1E+18 | 181.170 | 0.49817905 | 0.360° | 0.0031 | |
Thebe | 110×90 | 1.5E+18 | 221.700 | 0.6745 | 0.901° | 0.0177 | |
Io | 3643 | 8.9E+22 | 421.700 | 1.769137786 | 0.050° | 0.0041 | Galileo |
Europa | 3121.6 | 4.8E+22 | 671.034 | 3.551181041 | 0.471° | 0.0094 | |
Ganimede | 5262.4 | 1.5E+23 | 1.070.412 | 7.15455296 | 0.204° | 0.0011 | |
Calisto | 4820.6 | 1.1E+23 | 1.882.709 | 16.6890184 | 0.205° | 0.0074 | |
Themisto | 8 | 6.9E+14 | 7.391.645 | 129.827611 | 15.346° | 0.2006 | Themisto |
Leda | 20 | 1.1E+16 | 11.097.245 | 238.824159 | 27.210° | 0.1854 | Himalia |
Himalia | 170 | 6.7E+18 | 11.432.435 | 249.726305 | 29.590° | 0.1443 | |
Lisitea | 36 | 6.3E+16 | 11.653.225 | 256.995413 | 25.771° | 0.1132 | |
Elara | 86 | 8.7E+17 | 11.683.115 | 257.984888 | 30.663° | 0.1723 | |
S/2000 J 11 | 4 | 9.0E+13 | 12.570.575 | 287.931046 | 26.169° | 0.2058 | |
Carpo | 3 | 4.5E+13 | 17.144.875 | 458.624818 | 55.098° | 0.2736 | Carpo |
S/2003 J 12 | 1 | 1.5E+12 | 17.739.540 | 482.691255 | 134.861° | 0.4449 | - |
Euporie | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 19.088.435 | 538.779839 | 131.854° | 0.0960 | Ananke? |
S/2003 J 3 | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 19.621.780 | 561.517739 | 111.592° | 0.2507 | |
S/2003 J 18 | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 19.812.575 | 569.728015 | 98.461° | 0.1570 | |
Thelxinoe | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 20.453.755 | 597.606695 | 102.844° | 0.2685 | Ananke? |
Euanthe | 3 | 4.5E+13 | 20.464.855 | 598.093368 | 123.649° | 0.2000 | Ananke |
Helike | 4 | 9.0E+13 | 20.540.265 | 601.401918 | 120.908° | 0.1375 | Ananke? |
Orthosie | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 20.567.970 | 602.619143 | 101.861° | 0.2433 | |
Iocaste | 5 | 1.9E+14 | 20.722.565 | 609.426611 | 127.043° | 0.2874 | Ananke |
S/2003 J 16 | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 20.743.780 | 610.362159 | 149.279° | 0.3185 | |
Ananke | 28 | 3.0E+16 | 20.815.225 | 613.518491 | 149.526° | 0.3963 | |
Praxidike | 7 | 4.3E+14 | 20.823.950 | 613.904099 | 132.099° | 0.1840 | |
Harpalike | 4 | 1.2E+14 | 21.063.815 | 624.541797 | 143.944° | 0.2441 | |
Hermippe | 4 | 9.0E+13 | 21.182.085 | 629.809040 | 149.058° | 0.2290 | Ananke? |
Thione | 4 | 9.0E+13 | 21.405.570 | 639.802554 | 116.088° | 0.2526 | Ananke |
Mneme | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 21.427.110 | 640.768660 | 147.647° | 0.2214 | |
S/2003 J 17 | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 22.134.305 | 672.751882 | 139.842° | 0.2379 | Carme |
Aitne | 3 | 4.5E+13 | 22.285.160 | 679.641347 | 143.251° | 0.3927 | |
Kale | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 22.409.210 | 685.323873 | 133.342° | 0.2011 | |
Taigete | 5 | 1.6E+14 | 22.438.650 | 686.674715 | 140.521° | 0.3678 | |
S/2003 J 19 | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 22.709.060 | 699.124764 | 140.956° | 0.1961 | |
Chaldene | 4 | 7.5E+13 | 22.713.445 | 699.326904 | 119.572° | 0.2916 | |
S/2003 J 15 | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 22.721.000 | 699.676116 | 109.168° | 0.0932 | Ananke? |
S/2003 J 10 | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 22.730.815 | 700.129403 | 115.021° | 0.3438 | Carme? |
S/2003 J 23 | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 22.739.655 | 700.537990 | 137.576° | 0.3931 | Pasiphae |
Erinome | 3 | 4.5E+13 | 22.986.265 | 711.964625 | 143.354° | 0.2552 | Carme |
Aoede | 4 | 9.0E+13 | 23.044.175 | 714.656754 | 112.763° | 0.6012 | Pasiphae |
Kallichore | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 23.111.825 | 717.806112 | 141.240° | 0.2042 | Carme? |
Kalike | 5 | 1.9E+14 | 23.180.775 | 721.020662 | 137.125° | 0.2140 | Carme |
Euridome | 3 | 4.5E+13 | 23.230.860 | 723.358859 | 143.033° | 0.3770 | Pasiphae? |
S/2003 J 14 | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 23.238.595 | 723.720459 | 138.885° | 0.2462 | Pasiphae |
Pasithee | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 23.307.320 | 726.932963 | 144.112° | 0.3289 | Carme |
Cillene | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 23.396.270 | 731.098603 | 115.507° | 0.4116 | Pasiphae |
Eukelade | 4 | 9.0E+13 | 23.483.695 | 735.199980 | 118.384° | 0.2829 | Carme |
S/2003 J 4 | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 23.570.790 | 739.293961 | 98.660° | 0.3003 | Pasiphae |
Hegemone | 3 | 4.5E+13 | 23.702.510 | 745.500007 | 150.314° | 0.4077 | |
Arche | 3 | 4.5E+13 | 23.717.050 | 746.185469 | 146.289° | 0.1492 | Carme |
Carme | 46 | 1.3E+17 | 23.734.465 | 747.008062 | 120.659° | 0.3122 | |
Isonoe | 4 | 7.5E+13 | 23.832.630 | 751.646937 | 118.554° | 0.1665 | |
S/2003 J 9 | 1 | 1.5E+12 | 23.857.810 | 752.838751 | 135.452° | 0.2762 | |
S/2003 J 5 | 4 | 9.0E+13 | 23.973.925 | 758.341296 | 117.922° | 0.3071 | |
Pasiphae | 60 | 3.0E+17 | 24.094.770 | 764.082032 | 143.037° | 0.2953 | Pasiphae |
Sinope | 38 | 7.5E+16 | 24.214.390 | 769.779665 | 146.657° | 0.2468 | |
Sponde | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 24.252.625 | 771.603566 | 112.409° | 0.4432 | |
Autonoe | 4 | 9.0E+13 | 24.264.445 | 772.167762 | 129.073° | 0.3690 | |
Callirrhoe | 9 | 8.7E+14 | 24.356.030 | 776.543335 | 131.895° | 0.2644 | |
Megaclite | 5 | 2.1E+14 | 24.687.240 | 792.436947 | 143.760° | 0.3078 | |
S/2003 J 2 | 2 | 1.5E+13 | 30 290 845 | 1077.018006 | 151.523° | 0.1882 | - |