Sponde
Sign in to saveSponde , also known as ', is an irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2001, and given the temporary designation '.
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Sponde is a small, irregularly shaped moon of Jupiter that was discovered in 2001 by astronomers at the University of Hawaiʻi. Its discovery contributed to our growing understanding of Jupiter's complex system of moons, which includes many smaller satellites orbiting the giant planet.
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Key facts
- Planet.name
- Sponde
- Planet.image
- Sponde-discovery-CFHT-annotated.gif
- Planet.caption
- Discovery images of Sponde by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in December 2001
- Planet.adjective
- Spondean
- Planet.named_after
- Σπονδή Spondē
- Planet.discoverer
- Scott S. Sheppard et al.
- Planet.discovered
- 9 December 2001
- Planet.discovery_site
- Mauna Kea Obs.
- Planet.mpc_name
- Jupiter XXXVI
- Planet.alt_names
- S/2001 J 5
- Planet.epoch
- 2026-01-01
- Planet.observation_arc
- 2018-05-18 (last obs)
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Sponde , also known as ', is an irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2001, and given the temporary designation '.
Sponde is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23.3 million km in 728 days, at an inclination of 146° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.189. The frequently changing orbit causes Sponde to next come to apojove (farthest distance from Jupiter) on 5 September 2026 when it will be from Jupiter.