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Thyone (moon)
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'''Thyone''' ''(thye-oe'-nee,'' {{IPA2|θaɪˈoʊni}}; Greek ''Θυώνη),'' or '''Jupiter XXIX''', is a
natural satellite of
Jupiter_(planet) Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the
University of Hawaii led by
Scott S. Sheppard, et al. in
2001, and given the temporary designation '''S/2001 J 2'''.
Thyone is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 21,406 Mm in 639.803 days, at an
inclination of 147° to the
ecliptic (116° to Jupiter's equator), in a
retrograde motion retrograde direction and with an
eccentricity of 0.2526.
Its name comes from Thyone, better known as
Semele, one of
Zeus' conquests in
Greek mythology.
Thyone belongs to the
Ananke group, retrograde irregular moons which orbit Jupiter between 19.3 and 22.7 Gm, at inclinations of roughly 150°.
''... | Hermippe (moon) Hermippe | '''Thyone''' | Mneme (moon) Mneme | ...''
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