Pasithee (moon)
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Pasithee (pə-sith'-ee-ə, or spelling pronunciation pas'-ə-thee, Template:IPA2; Greek Πασιθέη), or Jupiter XXXVIII, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard, et al. in 2001, and given the temporary designation S/2001 J 6.
Pasithee is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,307 Mm in 726.933 days, at an inclination of 166° to the ecliptic (144° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.3289.
It belongs to the Carme group, made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°.
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| See also: Pronunciation key | Rings of Jupiter |
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