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Cyllene is one of Jupiter's many moons that orbits far from the planet in a distant and irregular path. It is of scientific interest because studying its orbit and characteristics helps astronomers understand Jupiter's system of moons and how celestial bodies form and move in space.
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Key facts
- Discovered by
- Scott S. Sheppard et al.
- Designation
- Jupiter XLVIII
- Pronunciation
- / s ə ˈ l iː n iː /
- Named after
- Κυλλήνη Kyllēnē
- Alternative names
- S/2003 J 13
- Adjectives
- Cyllenean / s ɪ l ə ˈ n iː ə n /
- Observation arc
- 16 years, 2018-04-18 (last obs)
- Periapsis
- 13.9 million km
- Apoapsis
- 33.83 million km
- Semi major axis
- 23.9 million km
- Orbital period sidereal
- −754.4 days
- Inclination
- 144.5°
- Satellite of
- Jupiter
- Group
- Pasiphae group
- Mean diameter
- 2 km
- Spectral type
- B–V = 0.73 ± 0.07, V–R = 0.46 ± 0.07
- Absolute magnitude h
- 16.34 (28 obs)
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Wikidata facts
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- time of discovery or invention
- 2003-02-09
- provisional designation
- S/2003 J 13
- albedo
- 0.04
- discoverer or inventor
- Scott S. Sheppard
- orbital eccentricity
- 0.4116
- semi-major axis of an orbit
- 23396289
- apparent magnitude
- 23.2
- surface gravity
- 0.00081
- name
- Júpiter XLVIII
- orbital inclination
- 140
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