Planet-satellite system

Planet-satellite system

A Planet-satellite system is a system consisting of a planet, dwarf planet or double planet, its natural satellites, rings, and other orbiting objects. The most complicated planet-satellite system in the Solar system is the Saturnian system.

Comparison of planet-satellite systems in the Solar System:

{| class="wikitable"
-! style="background:#eaeaea"|System name! style="background:#eaeaea"|Number of known satellites! style="background:#eaeaea"|Rings! style="background:#eaeaea"|Total area
(km²×106) [Combined surface area of all objects in the system that have a solid surface and exceed 900 km in diameter.] ! style="background:#eaeaea"|Number of spacecrafts currently operating in the system
-style="background:#eeffee" align=center
Mercurian system||0||No||75||0 (1 en route)
-style="background:#eeffee" align=center
Venusian system||0||No||460||1
-style="background:#eeffee" align=center
Terran system||1||No||548||hundreds
-style="background:#eeffee" align=center
Martian system||2||No||115||6
-style="background:#eeffee" align=center
Cererean system||0||No||3||0(1 en route)
-style="background:#ffffcc" align=center
Jovian system||63 ||Yes, faint||233||0
-style="background:#ffffcc" align=center
Saturnian system||~200 ||Yes||105||1
-style="background:#ffffcc" align=center
Uranian system||27||Yes, faint||24||0
-style="background:#ffffcc" align=center
Neptunian system||13||Yes, faint||23||0
-style="background:#eeddff" align=center
Plutonian system||3||No||23||0 (1 en route)
-style="background:#eeddff" align=center
Eridian system||1||No||18||0
-style="background:#eeddff" align=center
Haumean System||2||No||14||0

ee also

* List of planetary bodies

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