Thyone Information Page

    Description

    Thyone, also known as Jupiter XXIX, 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. It was named after Thyone, better known as Semele, mother of Dionysus in Greek mythology. Thyone belongs to the Ananke group, retrograde irregular moons which orbit Jupiter between 19.3 and 22.7 million kilometres, at inclinations of roughly 150°.

    Identifier (LID)

    urn:nasa:pds:context:target:satellite.jupiter.thyone

    Version

    1.1

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