Erinome (moon)

Erinome (pron-en|ɛˈrɪnəmi "err-RIN-ə-mee," or as in Greek "Ερινομη)," also known as nowrap|Jupiter XXV, 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 "et al." in 2000, and given the temporary designation nowrap|S/2000 J 4. [ [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)]

Erinome is about 3.2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,986 Mm in 711.965 days, at an inclination of 164° to the ecliptic (162° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.2552.

It was named in October 2002 after the mythological Erinome, said to be a "daughter of Celes, compelled by Venus to fall in love with Jupiter." [ [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/append7.html USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature] ]

Erinome 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°.

References

* [http://erinome.com/ Erinome on russian]