Euporie (moon)

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Euporie
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Discovery images of Euporie by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in December 2001
Discovery[1]
Discovered byScott S. Sheppard et al.
Discovery siteMauna Kea Obs.
Discovery date11 December 2001
Designations
Designation
Jupiter XXXIV
Pronunciation/ˈjuːpəriː/[2]
Named after
Ευπορία Eyporia
S/2001 J 10
AdjectivesEuporian /juːˈpɔːriən/[3]
Orbital characteristics [4]
19302000 km
Eccentricity0.144
−550.7 days
293.0°
Inclination145.8°
64.9°
74.6°
Satellite ofJupiter
GroupAnanke group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
2 km
23.1

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.[5][1]

Euporie is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 19,088 Mm in 538.780 days, at an inclination of 145° to the ecliptic (145° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.144.

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).[6] It is a member of the Ananke group.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Brian G. Marsden (May 15, 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 (May 16, 2002). "IAUC 7900: Satellites of Jupiter". International Astronomical Union.
  6. ^ Daniel W. E. Green (August 8, 2002). "IAUC 8177: Satellites of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus". International Astronomical Union. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012.
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