Pasiphaë (moon) facts for kids
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | P. J. Melotte |
| Discovery date | January 27, 1908 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Periapsis | 16,980,250 km |
| Apoapsis | 31,209,300 km |
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Mean orbit radius
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24,094,770 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.2953 |
| 764.082032 d (2.092 a) | |
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Average orbital speed
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2.242 km/s |
| Inclination | 145.24° (to the ecliptic) 143.04° (to Jupiter's equator) |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Physical characteristics | |
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Mean radius
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20 km 18 km |
| ~11,300 km² | |
| Volume | ~113,000 km³ |
| Mass | 3.0×1017 kg |
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Mean density
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2.6 g/cm³ (assumed) |
| ~0.022 m/s2 (0.002 g) | |
| ~0.036 km/s | |
| Albedo | 0.04 (assumed) 0.10 |
| Temperature | ~124 K |
Pasiphaë is one of Jupiter's moons. It was found in 1908 by Philibert Jacques Melotte and was named after Pasiphaë from Greek mythology, the wife of Minos and mother of Minotaur.
Images for kids
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Pasiphae observed by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft in 2014
See also
In Spanish: Pasífae (satélite) para niños
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