Isonoe (moon)

Isonoe (pron-en|aɪˈsɒnoʊi "eye-SON-oh-ee," or as in Greek "Ισονοη)," also known as nowrap|Jupiter XXVI, is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000, and given the temporary designation nowrap|S/2000 J 6. [ [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/07500/07555.html IAUC 7555: "Satellites of Jupiter"] 2001 January 5 (discovery)] [ [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K01/K01A28.html MPEC 2001-A28: "S/2000 J 2, S/2000 J 3, S/2000 J 4, S/2000 J 5, S/2000 J 6"] 2001 January 5 (discovery and ephemeris)]

Isonoe is about 3.8 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,833 Mm in 751.647 days, at an inclination of 166° to the ecliptic (169° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.166.

It was named in October 2002 after Isonoe, one of the Danaides in Greek mythology, and a lover of Zeus (Jupiter). [ [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/07900/07998.html IAUC 7998: "Satellites of Jupiter"] 2002 October 22 (naming the moon)]

Isonoe belongs to the Carme group, made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°.

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