Eurydome (moon) explained

Eurydome
Adjective:Eurydomean
Named After:Ευρυδόμη Eyry̆domē
Mpc Name:Jupiter XXXII
Alt Names:S/2001 J 4
Discovery Ref: 
Discovered:9 December 2001
Orbit Ref: 
Epoch:17 December 2020 (JD 2459200.5)
Observation Arc:16.42 yr (5,998 days)
Eccentricity:0.2975371
Period:–722.59 d
Mean Motion: / day
Inclination:150.28897° (to ecliptic)
Asc Node:31.50527°
Arg Peri:306.06428°
Mean Diameter:3 km
Albedo:0.04 (assumed)
Magnitude:22.7
Abs Magnitude:16.2

Eurydome, also known as , is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered concurrently with Hermippe by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2001, and given the temporary designation .[1] [2]

Eurydome is about 3 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,231,000 km in 722.59 days, at an inclination of 149° to the ecliptic (147° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.3770.

It was named in August 2003 after Eurydome in Greek mythology, who is sometimes described as the mother of the Graces by Zeus (Jupiter).[3]

Eurydome 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°.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/07900/07900.html IAUC 7900: Satellites of Jupiter
  2. http://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K02/K02J54.html MPEC 2002-J54: Eleven New Satellites of Jupiter
  3. http://cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/08100/08177.html IAUC 8177: Satellites of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus