Euanthe

E642767

Euanthe is a small, irregular outer moon of Jupiter that follows a distant, retrograde orbit and belongs to one of the planet’s dynamical satellite groups.

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Euanthe canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jovian satellite
natural satellite
outer moon of Jupiter
retrograde satellite
albedo low
belongsTo Jovian irregular satellite population
belongsToDynamicalGroup Ananke group of Jovian satellites
linked to: Ananke group
belongsToPlanetarySystem Jupiter system
celestialBodyType irregular outer moon
discoveredBy Brian G. Marsden
David C. Jewitt
Jan T. Kleyna
Scott S. Sheppard
discoveryMethod ground-based telescope observations
discoveryYear 2001
gravitationalBinding bound to Jupiter
likelyOrigin fragment of a captured and subsequently disrupted body
locatedIn outer region of Jupiter’s satellite system
mass very low
meanDiameter about 3 kilometers
meanOrbitalInclination about 143 degrees to the ecliptic
memberOf Ananke group
namedAfter Euanthe (figure in Greek mythology)
orbitalDirection retrograde
orbitalEccentricity high
orbitalSense retrograde with respect to Jupiter’s rotation
orbitalStability dynamically associated with the Ananke group
orbits Jupiter
primary Jupiter
provisionalDesignation S/2001 J 7
rotationState not well determined
satelliteGroupCharacteristic shares similar semi-major axis, inclination, and eccentricity with other Ananke-group moons
shape irregular
surfaceColor dark

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