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Thyoné

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Also known as Jupiter XXIX, S/2001 J 2

satellite de Jupiter

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Thyone is a small moon that orbits Jupiter, one of many moons in Jupiter's system. While it is too distant and small to observe directly from Earth, studying it helps astronomers better understand the formation and composition of Jupiter's moon system.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
irregular moon
Named after
Semele
Parent body
Jupiter
Diameter
4
Mass
90
Orbital period
627.3
Image
Thyone-discovery-CFHT-annotated.gif
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name
Júpiter XXIX
Commons category
Thyone (moon)
semi-major axis of an orbit
20940000
orbital eccentricity
0.229
albedo
0.04
provisional designation
S/2001 J 2
time of discovery or invention
2001-12-11
discoverer or inventor
Jan Kleyna
apparent magnitude
22.3
surface gravity
0.0015
orbital inclination
148.509
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Thyoné (J XXIX Thyone) est un satellite naturel rétrograde de Jupiter. Elle fut découverte en 2001 par l'équipe de Scott S. Sheppard de l'université d'Hawaii le 11 décembre 2001 ; sa découverte fut publiée le 16 mai 2002, en même temps que celle de dix autres satellites de Jupiter.

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