Euanthe

Discovery images of Euanthe by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in December 2001
Discovery[1]
Discovered by	Scott S. Sheppard et al.
Discovery site	Mauna Kea Obs.
Discovery date	11 December 2001
Designations
Designation	Jupiter XXXIII
Pronunciation	/juːˈænθiː/
Named after	Ευάνθη Eyanthē
Alternative names	S/2001 J 7
Adjectives	Euanthean /juːænˈθiːən/
Orbital characteristics [2]
Semi-major axis	20799000 km
Eccentricity	0.232
Orbital period (sidereal)	−602.81 days[3]
Mean anomaly	130.5°
Inclination	148.9°
Longitude of ascending node	271.0°
Argument of perihelion	316.0°
Satellite of	Jupiter
Group	Ananke group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	3 km
Apparent magnitude	22.8

Euanthe /juːˈænθi/, also known as Jupiter XXXIII, 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 2001, and given the temporary designation S/2001 J 7.^[4][1]

Euanthe is about 3 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 20,465 Mm in 602.81 days, at an inclination of 143° to the ecliptic (142° to Jupiter's equator) with an eccentricity of 0.2001.

It was named in August 2003 after Euanthe, who was the mother of the Graces, according to some Greek writers.^[5]

Euanthe belongs to the Ananke group, retrograde irregular moons that orbit Jupiter between 19.3 and 22.7 Gm, at inclinations of roughly 150°.

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