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THE OUTER SATELLITES OF JUPITER :
"PASIPHAE" FAMILY: SINOPE (J-9)



Image of Sinope from the Observatoire de Haute-Provence (1.2m-telescope)
Credit : OHP/IMCCE/CNRS


Characteristics Values
distance to Jupiter  23 848 000 km 
mean size  28 km 
visual magnitude   18.3
revolution period 753 days and 5 hours
orbital velocity 2 km/s
inclination of the orbit   
on the equator of Jupiter 		179° (retrograde)
eccentricity of the orbit 0.11 to 0.42
density (water=1) 6.6
escape velocity 24 m/s

Sinope was discovered by Nicholson in 1914.


Origin of the name : click here.