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It 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°.
It 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°.

==In fiction and media==

In the television series [[The Expanse]], season 2, episode 9, "The Weeping Somnambulist", the fictional spacecraft [[''Rocinante'']] is concealed on Cyllene.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:38, 23 February 2019

Cyllene (/sɪˈlni/ si-LEE-nee; Greek: Κυλλήνη), also known as Jupiter XLVIII, 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, receiving the temporary designation S/2003 J 13.[1][2]

Cyllene is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of (23.4 million km) 23,396 Mm in 731.099 days (2.00 earth years), at an inclination of 140° to the ecliptic (140° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.4116.

It was named in March 2005 after Cyllene, a naiad (stream nymph) or oread (mountain nymph) associated with Mount Kyllini, Greece.[3] She was a daughter of Zeus (Jupiter).

It 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°.

In fiction and media

In the television series The Expanse, season 2, episode 9, "The Weeping Somnambulist", the fictional spacecraft ''Rocinante'' is concealed on Cyllene.

References

  1. ^ IAUC 8116: Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn Archived 2006-05-05 at the Wayback Machine 2003 April (discovery)
  2. ^ MPEC 2003-G09: S/2003 J 13 2003 April (discovery and ephemeris)
  3. ^ IAUC 8502: Satellites of Jupiter[permanent dead link] 2005 March (naming the moon)