Pasiphaë (moon)
Pasiphaë is one of Jupiter's moons. It was found in 1908 by Philibert Jacques Melotte and was named after Pasiphaë from Greek mythology, the wife of Minos and mother of Minotaur.
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. J. Melotte |
| Discovery date | January 27, 1908 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Periapsis | 16,980,250 km[1] |
| Apoapsis | 31,209,300 km[1] |
Mean orbit radius | 24,094,770 km[1] |
| Eccentricity | 0.2953[1] |
| 764.082032 d (2.092 a)[1] | |
Average orbital speed | 2.242 km/s |
| Inclination | 145.24° (to the ecliptic) 143.04° (to Jupiter's equator)[1] |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 20 km[2] 18 km[3] |
| ~11,300 km² | |
| Volume | ~113,000 km³ |
| Mass | 3.0×1017 kg |
Mean density | 2.6 g/cm³ (assumed)[2] |
| ~0.022 m/s2 (0.002 g) | |
| ~0.036 km/s | |
| Albedo | 0.04 (assumed)[2] 0.10[3] |
| Temperature | ~124 K |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Jacobson, R. A. (2000). "The Orbits of the Outer Jovian Satellites". Astronomical Journal. 120 (5): 2679–2686. Bibcode:2000AJ....120.2679J. doi:10.1086/316817. S2CID 120372170. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Planetary Satellite Physical Parameters". JPL (Solar System Dynamics). 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Williams, Dr. David R. (2007-11-23). "Jovian Satellite Fact Sheet". NASA (National Space Science Data Center). Retrieved 2008-12-12.
