Eurydome (moon)

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Eurydome ( Jupiter XXXII) is one of the smaller outer moons of Jupiter.

Discovery

Eurydome was discovered on December 9, 2001 by astronomers at the University of Hawaii. It was initially provisional designation S/2001 J 4

It was named after the moon Eurydome, one of the Charites of Greek mythology.

Path data

Eurydome orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,865,000 km in 717 days and 7 hours. The track has an eccentricity of 0.276. With an inclination of 150.3 °, the track is retrograde, that is, the moon moves against the direction of rotation of Jupiter around the planet.

Because of their web properties is Eurydome the Pasiphae group, named after Jupiter's moon Pasiphae assigned. Eurydome is the innermost member of the group.

Physical data

Eurydome has an average diameter of about 3 km. Their density is estimated to be 2.6 g / cm ³. It is probably made ​​up predominantly of silicate rock. Eurydome has a very dark surface with an albedo of 0.04, i.e., only 4% of the incident sunlight is reflected. Their apparent brightness is 22.7 m.

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