Cyllene
E642779
Cyllene is a small, irregular, retrograde moon of Jupiter belonging to the planet’s outer group of distant satellites.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moon of Jupiter
ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ retrograde satellite ⓘ |
| belongsToSatelliteGroup | Pasiphae group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialBodyOf | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateAbsoluteMagnitude | 16.4 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateAlbedo | 0.04 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMeanDiameter | 2 km ⓘ |
| hasApproximateRadius | 1 km ⓘ |
| hasArgumentOfPeriapsis | about 180° (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | J2000 ecliptic ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryDate | 2003-02-09 ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryMethod | ground-based telescopic imaging ⓘ |
| hasDynamicalStatus | captured object ⓘ |
| hasHostStar | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLongitudeOfAscendingNode | about 260° (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasMeanAnomaly | about 210° (at epoch, approximate) ⓘ |
| hasMeanDistanceFromJupiter | about 23.4 million km ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalDirection | retrograde ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalEccentricity | about 0.411 ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalInclination |
about 139° to Jupiter’s equator
ⓘ
about 140° to the ecliptic ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalPeriod | about 731 days ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalRegime | outer Jovian system ⓘ |
| hasOrbitType | irregular ⓘ |
| hasParentPlanet | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPermanentDesignation | Jupiter XLVIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProvisionalDesignation | S/2003 J 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRomanNumeralDesignation | Jupiter XLVIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRotationState | likely non-synchronous ⓘ |
| hasSemiMajorAxis | about 23,396,000 km ⓘ |
| hasShape | irregular ⓘ |
| hasSpectralType | C-type ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceComposition | likely dark, carbon-rich material ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter |
Cyllene (Oread nymph)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyllene, a nymph associated with Mount Kyllini in Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Jovian satellite system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
outer group of Jovian satellites ⓘ |
| orbits | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasDiscoveredBy |
Brian G. Marsden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David C. Jewitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Kleyna NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott S. Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasDiscoveredUsing | Mauna Kea Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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