Euporie
Discovery images of Euporie by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in December 2001
Discovery[1]
Discovered byScott S. Sheppard et al.
Discovery siteMauna Kea Obs.
Discovery date11 December 2001
Designations
Designation
Jupiter XXXIV
Pronunciation/ˈjuːpəriː/[2]
Named after
Ευπορία Eyporia
S/2001 J 10
AdjectivesEuporian /juːˈpɔːriən/[3]
Orbital characteristics [4]
19302000 km
Eccentricity0.144
−550.7 days
293.0°
Inclination145.8°
64.9°
74.6°
Satellite ofJupiter
GroupAnanke group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
2 km
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    Euporie /ˈjuːpəriː/, also known as Jupiter XXXIV, 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 2001, and given the temporary designation S/2001 J 10.[5][1]

    Euporie is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 19,088 Mm in 538.780 days, at an inclination of 145° to the ecliptic (145° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.144.

    It was named in August 2003 after Euporie, a Greek goddess of abundance and one of the Horae in Greek mythology (and thus a daughter of Zeus).[6] It is a member of the Ananke group.

    References

    1. 1 2 Brian G. Marsden (15 May 2002). "MPEC 2002-J54: Eleven New Satellites of Jupiter". International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center.
    2. ↑ per "eupory". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
    3. ↑ per "euporia". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
    4. ↑ S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
    5. ↑ Daniel W. E. Green (16 May 2002). "IAUC 7900: Satellites of Jupiter". International Astronomical Union.
    6. ↑ Daniel W. E. Green (9 August 2002). "IAUC 8177: Satellites of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus". International Astronomical Union. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.
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