Erinome
Sign in to saveErinome, also known as '''''', is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000, and given the temporary designation .
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Erinome is a small moon of Jupiter that orbits in a retrograde direction (opposite to Jupiter's rotation) and was discovered in 2000 by astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi. It is classified as an irregular satellite, meaning it likely has an unusual shape and may have been captured by Jupiter's gravity rather than formed alongside the planet.
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Key facts
- Planet.name
- Erinome
- Planet.image
- Erinome-Jewitt-CFHT-annotated.gif
- Planet.caption
- Erinome imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in December 2001
- Planet.named_after
- Erinoma (Greek form unknown)
- Planet.mpc_name
- Jupiter XXV
- Planet.alt_names
- S/2000 J 4
- Planet.discoverer
- Scott S. SheppardDavid C. JewittYanga R. FernandezEugene A. Magnier
- Planet.discovery_site
- Mauna Kea Observatory
- Planet.discovered
- 23 November 2000
- Planet.satellite_of
- Jupiter
- Planet.group
- Carme group
- Planet.epoch
- 17 December 2020 (JD 2459200.5)
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Erinome, also known as '''''', is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000, and given the temporary designation .
Erinome is about 3 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,986,000 km in 682.80 days, at an inclination of 164° to the ecliptic (162° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.2552.