Euanthe

Euanthe
Upptäckt
UpptäckareScott S. Sheppard m.fl[1]
Upptäcktsdatum11 december 2001[1]
Beteckningar
AlternativnamnS/2001 J 7
Uppkallad efterEuanthe
Omloppsbana
Halv storaxel20 465 000
Excentricitet0.2001
Siderisk omloppstid598.093
Inklination143°
Måne tillJupiter
Fysikaliska data
Ekvatorradie1.5
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Euanthe (JXXXIII, S/2001 J7) är en av Jupiters månar. Den upptäcktes den 11 december 2001 av ett team av astronomer vid University of Hawaii under ledning av Scott S. Sheppard.[1] Euanthe är cirka 3 kilometer i diameter och roterar kring Jupiter på ett avstånd av cirka 20 799 000 kilometer.

Den tillhör Ananke gruppen som är en grupp av oregelbundna månar som roterar kring Jupiter i retrograda banor på ett avstånd mellan 20 465 000 kilometer och 22 700 000 kilometer med en lutning på cirka 150°.

I den grekiska mytologin blev enligt vissa källor Euanthe moder till chariterna genom Zeus.

Referenser

  1. ^ [a b c] ”Euanthe” (på engelska). In depth; by the numbers. NASA Science. 5 december 2017. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/jupiter-moons/euanthe/in-depth/. Läst 14 augusti 2019. 

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