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Ananke ![]()
Ananke, the thirteenth satellite of Jupiter was discovered by S. Nicholson in 1951. In Greek mythology, Ananke was the mother of Adrastea and Zeus the father. There is very little information known about Ananke.
| PHYSICAL DATA FOR ANANKE | |
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| Mass (kg) | 3.82e + 16 |
| Mass (Earth = 1) | 6.3922e - 09 |
| Radius (km) | 15 |
| Radius (Earth = 1) | 2.3518e - 03 |
| Mean Density (g/cm3) | 2.7 |
| Mean Distance from Jupiter (km) | 21,200,000 |
| Magnitude (V0) | 18.9 |
| ORBITAL DATA FOR ANANKE | |
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| Rotational period (days) | ? |
| Orbital period (days) | -631 |
| Mean orbital velocity (km/s) | -2.44 |
| Orbital eccentricity | 0.1687 |
| Orbital inclination (degrees) | 147 |
| Escape (km/s) | 0.0184 |
| Albedo | ? |
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