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Sinope
One of the largest of the outer irregular satellites of
Jupiter
. It is also known as Jupiter IX. Sinope orbits Jupiter at more than one third of the distance of
Mercury
from the Sun.
Discovery
1914, by Seth
Nicholson
Semimajor axis
24,058,000 km
(14,952,000 miles)
Diameter
38 km (24 miles)
Mean density
2.6 g/cm
3
Escape velocity
0.028
Orbital period
-762.33 days (retrograde)
Orbital eccentricity
0.275
Orbital inclination
153.78°
Related entry
Jupiter, moons
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