Pasiphaë (moon)

Pasiphae
Discovery
Discovered by	P. J. Melotte
Discovery date	January 27, 1908
Orbital characteristics
Periapsis	16,980,250 km
Apoapsis	31,209,300 km
Mean orbit radius	24,094,770 km
Eccentricity	0.2953
Orbital period	764.082032 d (2.092 a)
Average orbital speed	2.242 km/s
Inclination	145.24° (to the ecliptic); 143.04° (to Jupiter's equator)
Satellite of	Jupiter
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	20 km; 18 km
Surface area	~11,300 km²
Volume	~113,000 km³
Mass	3.0×1017 kg
Mean density	2.6 g/cm³ (assumed)
Surface gravity	~0.022 m/s2 (0.002 g)
Escape velocity	~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.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Jacobson, R. A. (2000). "The Orbits of the Outer Jovian Satellites". Astronomical Journal. 120 (5): 2679–2686. Bibcode:2000AJ....120.2679J. doi:10.1086/316817. S2CID 120372170. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Planetary Satellite Physical Parameters". JPL (Solar System Dynamics). 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Williams, Dr. David R. (2007-11-23). "Jovian Satellite Fact Sheet". NASA (National Space Science Data Center). Retrieved 2008-12-12.

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