Herse
E642784
Herse is a small, irregular outer moon of Jupiter belonging to the planet’s distant, retrograde satellite group.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moon of Jupiter
ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| approximateDiameter | about 2 kilometers ⓘ |
| argumentOfPeriapsis | not precisely constrained ⓘ |
| atmosphere | none detected ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Jovian satellite system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Jovian irregular satellites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
retrograde irregular satellites ⓘ |
| belongsToDynamicalFamily | Pasiphae group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanet | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialBodyType | irregular moon ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Brian G. Marsden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David C. Jewitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan Kleyna NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott S. Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | ground-based telescope observations ⓘ |
| discoverySite | Mauna Kea Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| eccentricOrbit | yes ⓘ |
| escapeVelocity | very low ⓘ |
| hasRotation | yes ⓘ |
| hasSynchronousRotation | unknown ⓘ |
| inclinationReference | to the ecliptic ⓘ |
| isGravitationallyBoundTo | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTidalLocked | likely, but not observationally confirmed ⓘ |
| longitudeOfPeriapsis | not precisely constrained ⓘ |
| mass | very low, not precisely known ⓘ |
| meanLongitudeOfAscendingNode | not precisely constrained ⓘ |
| meanOrbitalDistanceFromJupiter | about 22.1 million kilometers ⓘ |
| meanOrbitalEccentricity | about 0.25 ⓘ |
| meanOrbitalInclination | about 164 degrees to the ecliptic ⓘ |
| meanRadius | about 1 kilometer ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Herse (figure in Greek mythology) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namingOrigin | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| orbitalDirection | retrograde ⓘ |
| orbitalGroup | distant retrograde group of Jupiter moons ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 672 Earth days ⓘ |
| orbits | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | about 22.1 million kilometers ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| solarSystemRegion | Jupiter system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralType | likely dark, similar to other Pasiphae group moons ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | likely dark, carbon-rich material ⓘ |
| temporaryDesignation | S/2003 J 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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