| Aoede | |
| Pronounced: | [1] |
| Adjective: | Aoedean [2] |
| Named After: | Ἀοιδή Aoidē |
| Mpc Name: | Jupiter XLI |
| Alt Names: | S/2003 J 7 |
| Discoverer: | Scott S. Sheppard et al. |
| Discovered: | 2003 |
| Inclination: | 158.3° |
| Eccentricity: | 0.432 |
| Period: | −761.5 days |
| Satellite Of: | Jupiter |
| Group: | Pasiphae group |
| Physical Ref: | [3] |
| Mean Radius: | 5.1 km |
| Density: | 2.6 g/cm3 (assumed) |
| Albedo: | 0.04 (assumed) |
| Magnitude: | 22.5 |
Aoede, also known as , is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003. It received the temporary designation .[4] [5]
Aoede is about 10 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,044,000 km in 714.657 days, at an inclination of 160° to the ecliptic (162° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.4311.
It was named in March 2005 after Aœde, one of the three original Muses. Aœde was the Muse of song, and was a daughter of Zeus (Jupiter) by Mnemosyne.[6]
Aoede belongs to the Pasiphae group, irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at distances ranging between 22.8 and 24.1 Gm, and with inclinations ranging between 144.5° and 158.3°.