Sinope (moon)
Sinope photographed by the Haute-Provence Observatory on 14 August 1998 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Seth B. Nicholson |
| Discovery site | Lick Observatory |
| Discovery date | 21 July 1914 |
| Designations | |
Designation | Jupiter IX |
| Pronunciation | /səˈnoʊpiː/ |
Named after | Σινώπη Sinōpē |
| Adjectives | Sinopean /saɪnəˈpiːən/ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 2026-01-01 | |
| Observation arc | 103.87 yr (37,938 days) |
| Periapsis | 17.3 million km |
| Apoapsis | 30.0 million km |
| 23.6 million km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.269 |
| –741.8 days | |
| 1.94° | |
| 0° 27m 47.33s / day | |
| Inclination | 159.3° (to ecliptic) |
| 47.4° | |
| 79.2° | |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Pasiphae group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 35.0±0.6 km | |
| 13.16±0.10 h | |
| Albedo | 0.042±0.006 |
Spectral type | D |
| 18.3 | |
| 11.1 | |
Sinope /səˈnoʊpiː/ also known as Jupiter IX, is one of the outermost and larger irregular satellites of Jupiter.