Euporie | |
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Planet of origin | Jupiter |
Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard David C. Jewitt |
Date of discovery | December 11, 2001 |
Location of discovery | Mauna Kea, Hawaii |
Alternate name(s) | Jupiter XXXIV S/2001 J10 |
Euporie, also known as Jupiter XXXIV, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt and Jan T. Kleyna. Its temporary designation was S/2001 J 10.
Euporie is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 19,088 Mm in 538.780 days, at an inclination of 145° to the ecliptic (145° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.144.
It was named in August 2003 after Euporie, a Greek goddess of abundance and one of the Horae in Greek mythology (and thus a daughter of Zeus). It is a member of the Ananke group.