What is Cyllene (moon)?
'''Cyllene''' or '''{{nowrap|Jupiter XLVIII}}''', is a [[List of Jupiter's moons|moon]] of [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]. A team of astronomers from the [[University of Hawaii]] led by [[Scott S. Sheppard]] in 2003 found it. Its designation is '''{{nowrap|S/2003 J 13}}'''.<ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/08100/08116.html IAUC 8116: ''Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn''] 2003 April 11 (discovery)</ref><ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K03/K03G09.html MPEC 2003-G09: ''S/2003 J 13''] 2003 April 2 (discovery and ephemeris)</ref> Cyllene is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and [[Orbit|orbits]] Jupiter at an average distance of 23,396,000&nbsp;km in 731.099 days, at an [[inclination]] of 140°<!--- 140.149 ---> to the [[ecliptic]] (140°<!--- 139.543 ---> to Jupiter's equator), with an [[orbital eccentricity]] of 0.4116. It was named in March 2005 after [[Cyllene (mythology)|Cyllene]], a [[Naiads|naiad]] (stream [[nymph]]) or [[oread]] (mountain nymph) associated with [[Mount Kyllini]], [[Greece]].<ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/08500/08502.html IAUC 8502: ''Satellites of Jupiter''] 2005 March 30 (naming the moon)</ref> She was a daughter of [[Zeus]] (Jupiter). Cyllene belongs to the [[Pasiphaë group]], non-[[Sphere|spherical]] [[Retrograde and direct motion|retrograde]] moons orbiting Jupiter at distances ranging between 22,800,000 and 24,100,000&nbsp;km, and with [[inclination]]s ranging between 144.5° and 158.3°. == References == {{reflist}} {{Moons of Jupiter}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Jupiter's moons]]