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Euporie (moon)

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Outer moon of Jupiter

Euporie
Discovery images of Euporie by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in December 2001
Discovery
Discovered byScott S. Sheppard et al.
Discovery siteMauna Kea Obs.
Discovery date11 December 2001
Designations
DesignationJupiter XXXIV
Pronunciation/ˈjuːpəriː/
Named afterΕυπορία Eyporia
Alternative namesS/2001 J 10
AdjectivesEuporian /juːˈpɔːriən/
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis19302000 km
Eccentricity0.144
Orbital period (sidereal)−550.7 days
Mean anomaly293.0°
Inclination145.8°
Longitude of ascending node64.9°
Argument of perihelion74.6°
Satellite ofJupiter
GroupAnanke group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter2 km
Apparent magnitude23.1

Euporie /ˈjuːpəriː/, also known as Jupiter XXXIV, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2001, and given the temporary designation S/2001 J 10.

Euporie is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 19.266 million km in 550.69 days, at an inclination of 145.7° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.148. It is affected by the Kozai mechanism.

It was named in August 2003 after Euporie, a Greek goddess of abundance and one of the Horae in Greek mythology (and thus a daughter of Zeus). It is a member of the Ananke group.

References

  1. ^ Brian G. Marsden (15 May 2002). "MPEC 2002-J54: Eleven New Satellites of Jupiter". International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center.
  2. per "eupory". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  3. per "euporia". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  4. S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
  5. Daniel W. E. Green (16 May 2002). "IAUC 7900: Satellites of Jupiter". International Astronomical Union.
  6. "Planetary Satellite Mean Elements". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  7. Brozović, Marina; Jacobson, Robert A. (9 March 2017). "The Orbits of Jupiter's Irregular Satellites". The Astronomical Journal. 153 (4): 8. Bibcode:2017AJ....153..147B. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa5e4d. ISSN 0004-6256.
  8. Daniel W. E. Green (9 August 2002). "IAUC 8177: Satellites of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus". International Astronomical Union. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.
Moons of Jupiter
Listed in increasing approximate distance from Jupiter
Inner moons
Galilean moons
Themisto
Himalia group (9)
Carpo group (2)
Valetudo
Ananke group (26)
Carme group (30)
Pasiphae group (18)
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