Lysithea

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Lysithea is a small, irregular outer moon of Jupiter, classified among its prograde Pasiphae group of satellites.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lysithea canonical 1
Lysithea (mythology) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf moon of Jupiter
natural satellite
outer moon of Jupiter
prograde irregular satellite
absoluteMagnitude ~11.7
albedo low
alternativeName Jupiter X
linked to: Jupiter XI

S/1938 J 1
belongsTo Jupiter’s irregular satellites
belongsToPlanetarySystem Jovian system
celestialBodyType irregular satellite
color grey
diameter ~36 km
discoveredBy Seth Barnes Nicholson
discoveryDesignation Jupiter X
linked to: Jupiter XI
discoveryMethod ground-based optical observation
discoverySite Mount Wilson Observatory
discoveryYear 1938
eccentricity moderate
escapeVelocity very low
gravitationallyBoundTo Jupiter
groupClassification Himalia group
hasAtmosphere no significant atmosphere
hasOrbitalResonance none known
hasParentBody Jupiter
inclination ~28° to Jupiter’s equator
isPartOf Jupiter’s satellite system
isSmallerThan Himalia
locatedIn outer region of Jupiter’s satellite system
meanDensity low
meanRadius ~18 km
memberOf Himalia group
namedAfter Lysithea (mythology)
linked to: Lysithea

Lysithea, a lover of Zeus
namedBy International Astronomical Union
observedBy ground-based telescopes
orbitalDirection prograde
orbitalPeriod ~259 Earth days
orbits Jupiter
rotation synchronous rotation assumed
semiMajorAxis ~11.7 million km from Jupiter
shape irregular
spectralType C-type (carbonaceous-like)
surfaceComposition dark, likely carbon-rich material
surfaceFeatureResolution unresolved in most images

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lysithea namedAfter Lysithea (mythology)
linked to: Lysithea