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Monday, October 17, 2011

Contents of our Solar System

Things That Orbit Our Sun
List of Heavenly Bodies in Our Solar System: (Selected)
only objects that have been named, relate to Mythology, or are 100km or larger are listed, (exceptions are noted are listed.)

"I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do."
-Hal from 2001

1.) Mariner 10
2.) MERCURY
3.) VENUS
4.) EARTH
5. Moon
The Asteroids (Earth-grazers) I have not listed all asteroids, there are 26 that are considered major (I've listed 33). The Minor Planet Center has cataloged 279,722 minor planets which are asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. Considering asteroids and comets are in some ways related bodies in the fact that they do not have hydrostatic equilibrium; we only have to subtract the four dwarf planets leaving us with 279,718 asteroids and comets discovered so far:
6.) Amor **(dia:33km)
7.) Hathor
8.) Adonis **(1:1km)
9.) Bacchus **(dia:1km)
10.) Cerberus **(dia:2km)
11.) Icarus **(dia:1km)
12.) Eros **(dia:7x19x30km)
13.) Apollo **(dia:1.6km)
14.) MARS
15. Phobos **(dia:21km)
16. Deimos **(dia:12x15x11km)
Asteroids (con't)
17.) Hermes **(dia:.05km)
18.) Dionysus **(dia:2km)
19.) Flora
20.) Melpomene
21.) Vesta
22.) Iris
23.) Echo
24.) Hebe
25.) Thetis
26.) Hestia
27.) Eunomia
28.) Juno
29.) Daphine
30.) Pallas
31.) CERES (A Dwarf Planet)
32.) Leto
33.) Ida & Dactyl: Ida dia:58x23x?km, Dactyl dia:1.6x1.2x? Orbits Ida at dis: 90km)
34.) Psyche
35.) Europa
36.) Themis
37.) Hygeia
38.) Camilla
49.) Hektor
40.) Achilles
41.) Hidalgo
43.) JUPITER
Moons of Jupiter (50) (not in order)
1. Io
2. Europa
3. Ganymede
4. Callisto
5. Amalthea
6. Himalia
7. Elara **
8. Pasiphae **
9. Sinope **
10. Lysithea **
11. Carme **
12. Ananke **
13. Leda **
14. Thebe **
15. Adrastea **
16. Metis
17. Callirrhoe **
18. Themisto **
19. Megaclite **
20. Taygete **
21. Chaldene **
22. Harpalyke **
23. Kalyke **
24. Iocaste **
25. Erinome **
26. Isonoe
27. Praxidike **
28. Autonoe
29. Thyone
30. Hermippe
31. Aitne **
32. Eurydome **
33. Euanthe **
34. Euporie **
35. Orthosie **
36. Sponde **
37. Kale **
38. Pasithee **
39. Hegemone **
40. Mneme **
41. Aoede
42. Thelxinoe **
43. Arche **
44. Kallichore **
45. Helike
46. Carpo **
47. Eukelade
48. Cyllene **
49. Kore **
50. Herse
44.) SATURN
Moons of Saturn (53) (not in order)
1. Mimas
2. Enceladus
3. Tethys
4. Dione
5. Rhea
6. Titan
7. Hyperion
8. Iapetus
9. Erriapus **
10. Phoebe
11. Janus
12. Epimetheus
13. Helene **
14. Telesto **
15. Calypso **
16. Kiviuq **
17. Atlas **
18. Prometheus
19. Pandora **
20. Pan **
21. Ymir **
22. Paaliaq **
23. Tarvos **
24. Ijiraq **
25. Suttungr **
26. Mundilfari **
27. Albiorix **
28. Skathi **
29. Siarnaq
30. Thrymr **
31. Narvi **
32. Methone
33. Pallene
34. Polydeuces
35. Daphnis **
36. Aegir **
37. Bebhionn **
38. Bergelmir **
39. Bestla
40. Farbauti
41. Fenrir
42. Fornjot **
43. Hati **
44. Hyrrokkin **
45. Kari **
46. Loge **
47. Skoll **
48. Surtur
49. Greip **
50. Jarnsaxa **
51. Tarqeq **
52. Anthe
53. Aegaeon
45.) CHIRON (a Dwarf Planet)
46.) URANUS
Moons of Uranus (27) (Not in Order)
1. Cordelia * **
2. Ophelia * **
3. Bianca * **
4. Cressida * **
5. Desdemona * **
6. Juliet * **
7. Portia * **
8. Rosalind * **
9. Mab **
10. Belinda * **
11. Perdita *
12. Puck *
13. Cupid **
14. Miranda *
15. Francisco **
16. Ariel *
17. Umbriel *
18. Titania *
19. Oberon *
20. Caliban *
21. Stephano **
22. Trinculo *
23. Sycorax *
24. Margaret **
25. Prospero *
26. Setebos *
27. Ferdinand **
47.) NEPTUNE
Moons of Neptune (13) (not in order)
1. Triton
2. Nereid
3. Naiad **
4. Thalassa **
5. Despina
6. Galatea
7. Larissa
8. Proteus
9. Halimede
10. Psamathe **
11. Sao
12. Laomedeia
13. Neso
DWARF PLANETS: (or minor planets) I did not list all Kuiper Belt Objects (which there are about 800) I only listed the first discovered and the largest or the most interesting.
48.) PLUTO
49. Charon
50. Nix
51. Hydra
Although, Voyager I and Voyager II are not technically orbiting the sun I've included them since they are still in our solar system
52.) Voyager II (96.65AU and traveling)
53.) Voyager I (118.55AU and traveling) launched first hence the farthest
54.) QUAOAR (& Weywot)
55.) 2004DW *
56.) ERIS (& Dysnomia)
57.) MAKEMAKE
58.) HAUMEA (w/2moons: Hi'aka & Namaka)
59.) SEDNA

* Not named after anything in mythology
** Diameter less than 100km
(Moons of Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus and Neptune; Source: Solar System Exploration.nasa.gov)

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