Erinome

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Erinome is a small, irregular, retrograde moon of Jupiter belonging to the planet’s outer group of distant satellites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf moon of Jupiter
natural satellite
retrograde satellite
absoluteMagnitude about 15.7
albedo about 0.04
atmosphere none detected
belongsTo outer group of Jovian satellites
belongsToPlanetarySystem Jovian system NERFINISHED
Solar System NERFINISHED
celestialCategory Jovian irregular satellite
density poorly constrained, likely similar to other outer Jovian irregulars
discoveredBy David C. Jewitt NERFINISHED
Jan T. Kleyna NERFINISHED
Scott S. Sheppard NERFINISHED
Yanga R. Fernandez NERFINISHED
discoveryAnnouncedBy International Astronomical Union Circulars NERFINISHED
discoveryMethod ground-based telescope observations
discoverySite Mauna Kea Observatory NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 2000
escapeVelocity very low
exploredBySpacecraft no
groupOrbitalInclinationRange between 144 and 158 degrees for Pasiphae group
groupSemiMajorAxisRange between 22.8 and 24.1 million km for Pasiphae group
hasOrbitalResonance no known strong resonance
mass very low, not precisely known
meanDiameter about 3.2 km
meanDistanceFromJupiter about 23 million km
memberOf Pasiphae group NERFINISHED
mythology Greek mythology
namedAfter Erinome from Greek mythology NERFINISHED
namingAuthority International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED
orbitalDirection retrograde
orbitalEccentricity about 0.255
orbitalInclination about 164 degrees to the ecliptic
orbitalPeriod about 711.96 days
orbits Jupiter NERFINISHED
primaryBody Jupiter NERFINISHED
provisionalDesignation S/2000 J4 NERFINISHED
rotationDirection retrograde with respect to Jupiter’s equator
rotationState not well determined
semiMajorAxis about 22,986,000 km
shape irregular
spectralType likely C-type
surfaceColor dark
surfaceGravity very weak

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