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Ananke (moon)
| Discovery | |||||||
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| Discovered by | S. B. Nicholson | ||||||
| Discovered in | 1951 | ||||||
| Orbital characteristics | |||||||
| Mean radius | 21,048,000 km | ||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.083-0.452 | ||||||
| Orbital period | ~629d | ||||||
| Inclination | 122.2-172.9° | ||||||
| Is a satellite of | Jupiter | ||||||
| Physical characteristics | |||||||
| Mean diameter | 30 km | ||||||
| Surface area | km2 | ||||||
| Mass | 3.82×1016 kg | ||||||
| Mean density | 2.7 g/cm3 | ||||||
| Surface gravity | 0.010 m/s2 | ||||||
| Rotation period | ? | ||||||
| Axial tilt | ?° | ||||||
| Albedo | 0.04 | ||||||
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| Atmospheric pressure | 0 kPa | ||||||
Ananke (pronounced "a NANG kee") is one of Jupiter's moons. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in 1951 and is named after the mythological Ananke, the mother of Adrastea by Jupiter.
Ananke did not receive its present name until 1975; before then, it was simply known as "Jupiter XII".
It gives its name to the Ananke group, retrograde irregular moons which orbit Jupiter between 19.3 and 22.7 Gm, at inclinations of roughly 150°.
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... | S/2003 J 22 | Ananke | Iocaste | ...
| Jupiter |
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| Amalthea group | Io | Europa | Ganymede | Callisto | Themisto | Himalia group | S/2003 J 20 |
| S/2003 J 12 | Ananke group | Carme group | Pasiphaë group | S/2003 J 2 |
| (see also: Jupiter's natural satellites) |
Last updated: 11-06-2004 12:25:32