Ananke
One of the largest of the outer irregular satellites of Jupiter.
| Discovery |
1951, by Seth Barnes Nicholson |
| Semimajor axis |
21,455,000 km (13,334,000 miles) |
| Diameter |
28 km (17 miles) |
| Mean density |
2.6 g/cm3 |
| Escape velocity |
0.017 km/s (61 km/h, 38 mph) |
| Orbital period |
-642.02 days (retrograde) |
| Orbital eccentricity |
0.345 |
| Orbital inclination |
151.56° |
Related entry
Jupiter, moons
Related category
PLANETS AND MOONS
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