- Source: Hegemone (moon)
Hegemone , also known as Jupiter XXXIX, 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, and given the temporary designation S/2003 J 8.
Hegemone is about 3 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,703,000 km in 745.500 days, at an inclination of 153° to the ecliptic (151° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.4077.
It was named in March 2005 after Hegemone, one of the Graces, and a daughter of Zeus (Jupiter).
Hegemone 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°.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Hegemone (satelit)
- Daftar satelit alami
- Satelit Jupiter
- Io (satelit)
- Ganimede (satelit)
- Europa (satelit)
- Hegemone (moon)
- Hegemone
- Moons of Jupiter
- List of natural satellites
- Naming of moons
- Selene
- Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons
- List of nature deities
- Outline of Jupiter
- Scott S. Sheppard
