Sinope
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Sinope is an irregular, retrograde moon of Jupiter with a distant, eccentric orbit and a likely captured origin.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moon of Jupiter
ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ retrograde satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| alternativeDesignation | Jupiter IX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apoapsisRelativeToJupiter | very large ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Pasiphae group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
outer irregular satellites of Jupiter ⓘ |
| belongsToDynamicalClass | outer retrograde Jovian satellite ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialBody | moon ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Seth Barnes Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryLocation | Lick Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | telescopic observation ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| escapeVelocity | very low ⓘ |
| gravitationallyBoundTo | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupClassification | Pasiphae group irregular satellite ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere | no significant atmosphere detected ⓘ |
| likelyOrigin |
captured asteroid
ⓘ
captured object ⓘ |
| mass | very small compared to major Galilean moons ⓘ |
| meanDiameter | approximately 38 km ⓘ |
| meanRadius | approximately 19 km ⓘ |
| memberOf | Jovian satellite system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sinope (figure in Greek mythology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
ground-based telescopes
ⓘ
space-based telescopes ⓘ |
| orbitalDirection | retrograde ⓘ |
| orbitalDistanceFromJupiter | distant ⓘ |
| orbitalEccentricity | high ⓘ |
| orbitalInclination | high ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 2 Earth years ⓘ |
| orbitalStability | long-term irregular satellite orbit ⓘ |
| orbits | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periapsisRelativeToJupiter | large ⓘ |
| rotation | prograde with respect to its own axis ⓘ |
| satelliteOrderAroundJupiter | ninth discovered moon of Jupiter ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | approximately 24 million km from Jupiter ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| spectralType | D-type (asteroid-like) ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | reddish ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | likely carbon-rich ⓘ |
| surfaceFeatures | impact-cratered ⓘ |
| tidalInteractionWithJupiter | weak ⓘ |
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