Euanthe

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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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Euanthe canonical 1

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Statements (34)

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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