Pasithee
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Pasithee is a small, irregular, retrograde moon of Jupiter belonging to the Carme group of outer Jovian satellites.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carme group member
ⓘ
moon of Jupiter ⓘ natural satellite ⓘ retrograde satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| apoapsis | about 29,800,000 km from Jupiter ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Carme group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToDynamicalFamily | Carme family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Brian G. Marsden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David C. Jewitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Kleyna NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott S. Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryAnnouncement | International Astronomical Union Circular in 2002 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | ground-based telescopic observations ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| dynamicalClass | retrograde irregular Jovian satellite ⓘ |
| groupCharacteristic |
shares similar eccentricity with Carme group
ⓘ
shares similar inclination with Carme group ⓘ shares similar semi-major axis with Carme group ⓘ |
| hemisphere | northern celestial hemisphere (apparent position from Earth) ⓘ |
| location | Jovian system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meanDiameter | approximately 2 km ⓘ |
| meanOrbitalSpeed | slow compared to inner Galilean moons ⓘ |
| meanRadius | approximately 1 km ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Greek goddess Pasithea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pasithea NERFINISHED ⓘ one of the Charites ⓘ |
| namingAuthority | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedFrom | Mauna Kea Observatories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalDirection | retrograde ⓘ |
| orbitalEccentricity | about 0.29 ⓘ |
| orbitalInclination | about 166 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 719 Earth days ⓘ |
| orbits | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentPlanet | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periapsis | about 16,400,000 km from Jupiter ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2001 J6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rotationState | likely tidally un-synchronized ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | about 23,100,000 km ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| solarSystemBodyType | outer irregular satellite of Jupiter ⓘ |
| spectralType | D-type (assumed, Carme-group-like) ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | dark, likely carbon-rich material ⓘ |
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