Eupheme

Moon· orbits Jupiter

Eupheme — moon of Jupiter.

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Key facts

Orbit around Jupiter
630 Earth days
1.73 Earth years

Science

Orbit around Jupiter

Distance from Jupiter
0.122 AU
Orbital period
1.73 years
Eccentricity
0.3299
Inclination
161.92 °

Radiation & temperature

Insolation
0.0373 S⊕ · 4% of the sunlight Earth receives

Discovery & history

By
S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, and J. Kleyna

Eupheme was discovered in 2003 by S.S. Sheppard and colleagues. Jupiter's moons are named after lovers, daughters and descendants of the god Jupiter (the Greek Zeus). Beyond its discovery and naming, little more about it has been individually recorded.

Images

No official imagery available — this object has never been visited and no officially-licensed depiction exists.