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Proteus (/ˈproʊtiːəs/; Greek: Πρωτεύς) also known as Neptune VIII is the second largest Neptunian moon and Neptune’s largest inner satellite. Discovered by Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989 it is named […]

Epimetheus is an inner satellite of Saturn. It is also known as Saturn XI. It is named after the mythological Epimetheus brother of Prometheus.

Saturn X redirects here. For the spurious moon reported in 1905 see Themis (moon)Janus is an inner satellite of Saturn. It is also known as Saturn X (Roman numeral X […]

Comet Hyakutake (Japanese pronunciation: [çʲakɯ̥take] formally designated C/1996 B2) is a comet discovered on 31 January 1996 that passed very close to Earth in March of that year. It was […]

Leda (/ˈliːdə/ LEE-də; Greek: Λήδα) also known as Jupiter XIII is a prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Charles T. Kowal at the Mount Palomar Observatory on […]

Iapetus (/aɪˈæpɨtəs/; Greek: Ιαπετός) or occasionally Japetus /ˈdʒæpɨtəs/ is the third-largest natural satellite of Saturn eleventh-largest in the Solar System and the largest body in the Solar System known to […]

Thebe (/ˈθiːbiː/ THEE-bee; Greek: Θήβη) also known as Jupiter XIV is the fourth of Jupiter’s moons by distance from the planet. It was discovered by Stephen P. Synnott in images […]

Tethys or Saturn III is a mid-sized moon of Saturn about 1060 km (660 mi) across. It was discovered by G. D. Cassini in 1684 and is named after the […]

Juno minor-planet designation 3 Juno in the Minor Planet Center catalogue system was the third asteroid to be discovered and is one of the larger main-belt asteroids being one of […]

For other uses see Pan. For the moon of Jupiter formerly known by this name see Carme (moon).Pan (/ˈpæn/ PAN Greek: Πάν) is the second-innermost moon of Saturn. It is […]