Euanthe
E642767
Euanthe is a small, irregular outer moon of Jupiter that follows a distant, retrograde orbit and belongs to one of the planet’s dynamical satellite groups.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jovian satellite
ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ outer moon of Jupiter ⓘ retrograde satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Jovian irregular satellite population ⓘ |
| belongsToDynamicalGroup | Ananke group of Jovian satellites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem | Jupiter system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialBodyType | irregular outer moon ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Brian G. Marsden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David C. Jewitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan T. Kleyna NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott S. Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | ground-based telescope observations ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| gravitationalBinding | bound to Jupiter ⓘ |
| likelyOrigin | fragment of a captured and subsequently disrupted body ⓘ |
| locatedIn | outer region of Jupiter’s satellite system ⓘ |
| mass | very low ⓘ |
| meanDiameter | about 3 kilometers ⓘ |
| meanOrbitalInclination | about 143 degrees to the ecliptic ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ananke group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Euanthe (figure in Greek mythology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalDirection | retrograde ⓘ |
| orbitalEccentricity | high ⓘ |
| orbitalSense | retrograde with respect to Jupiter’s rotation ⓘ |
| orbitalStability | dynamically associated with the Ananke group ⓘ |
| orbits | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primary | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2001 J 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rotationState | not well determined ⓘ |
| satelliteGroupCharacteristic | shares similar semi-major axis, inclination, and eccentricity with other Ananke-group moons ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | dark ⓘ |
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