Name |
Diameter |
Orbit million km |
Period |
||
| Ananke | 28 km | 21.3 | 610.5 days | In fact, its highly eccentric orbit varies between 12.6 and 29.1 million km. | |
| Praxidike | 7 km | 20.8 | 613.9 days | ||
| Iocaste | 5 km | 20.7 | 609.4 days | ||
| Harpalyke | 4 km | 21.1 | 624.5 days | ||
| Thyone | 4 km | 21.4 | 639.8 days | ||
| Euanthe | 3 km | 20.5 | 598.1 days | ||
| Euporie | 2 km | 19.1 | 538.8 days | ||
| Helike | 4 km | 20.5 | 601.4 days | ||
| Hermippe | 4 km | 21.2 | 629.8 days | ||
| Mneme | 2 km | 21.4 | 640.8 days | ||
| Orthosie | 2 km | 20.6 | 602.6 days | ||
| Thelxinoe | 2 km | 20.5 | 597.6 days |
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Jupiter's Moons
Ananke Group
The Ananke Group of retrograde, irregular moons comprises twelve known moons. All these moons orbit Jupiter at average distances between 19.3 and 22.7 million km (14.2 and 15 million miles). The orbits are highly eccentric. It is likely that the Ananke group formed when a captured asteroid broke up as a result of a low velocity collision. The orbits and inclinations of the various moons are very similar. Where color measurements have been obtained, they are, again, very similar. It is likely that Ananke was the parent, and the other moons broke off.
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