Eupheme (moon)

Eupheme
Images of Eupheme by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in February 2003
Discovery
Discovered byScott S. Sheppard
Discovery date2003
Designations
Designation
Jupiter LX
Pronunciation/juːˈfiːmiː/[1]
Named after
Ευφήμη Eyphēmē
S/2003 J 3
AdjectivesEuphemean /juːfɪˈmiːən/[2]
Orbital characteristics [3]
21199710 km
Eccentricity0.253
−628.06 days[4]
168.7°
Inclination148.0°
292.0°
109.0°
Satellite ofJupiter
GroupAnanke group
Physical characteristics
2 km
23.4

Eupheme /juːˈfiːmiː/, also Jupiter LX, originally known as S/2003 J 3, is an outer natural satellite of Jupiter, 2 km in diameter.

  1. ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ James Petigru Carson (1920) Life, Letters and Speeches of James Louis Petigru, p. 318
  3. ^ S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference MPC106351 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).