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Sinope

Jupiter IX

Proper NameSinope
DesignationJupiter IX
Primary PlanetJupiter
Family / ClassPasiphae group
Orbital Period2 years, 28 days
Distance from JupiterSemi-Major Axis: 23,684,000 km (0.16 AU)
Periapsis: 15,711,000 km (0.11 AU)
Apoapsis: 31,657,000 km (0.21 AU)
Eccentricity0.337
Rotation PeriodNot known
Mean Diameter35.0 km
21.7 miles

A small moon of Jupiter, no more than forty kilometres in diameter, and probably somewhat smaller even than this. Sinope is among the farthest moons of the giant planet, orbiting Jupiter at a mean distance of nearly twenty-four million kilometres.

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