Orthosie (moon)

Orthosie (/ɔrˈθɒsɨ.iː/ or-THOS-ə-ee or /ɔrˈθoʊsiː/ or-THOH-see; Greek: Ορθωσία), also known as Jupiter XXXV, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2001, and given the temporary designation S/2001 J 9.^[1][2]

Orthosie is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 20,568 Mm in 602.619 days, at an inclination of 142° to the ecliptic (143° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.2433.

It was named in August 2003 after Orthosie, the Greek goddess of prosperity and one of the Horae.^[3] The Horae (Hours) were daughters of Zeus and Themis.

Orthosie belongs to the Ananke group, retrograde irregular moons which orbit Jupiter between 19.3 and 22.7 Gm, at inclinations of roughly 150°.

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v t e Moons of Jupiter Listed in approximately increasing distance from Jupiter. Temporary names in italics. Inner moons Metis Adrastea Amalthea Thebe Galilean moons Io Europa Ganymede Callisto Themisto group Themisto Himalia group Leda Himalia Lysithea Elara S/2000 J 11 Carpo group Carpo   S/2003 J 12   S/2011 J 1 Ananke group core Ananke Praxidike Harpalyke Iocaste Euanthe Thyone peripheral Euporie S/2003 J 3 S/2003 J 18 S/2010 J 2 Thelxinoe Helike Orthosie S/2003 J 16 Hermippe Mneme S/2003 J 15 Carme group Herse S/2003 J 10 Pasithee Chaldene Arche Isonoe Erinome Kale Aitne Taygete S/2003 J 9 Carme S/2003 J 5 S/2003 J 19 Kalyke Eukelade Kallichore Pasiphaë group Eurydome S/2003 J 23 Hegemone Pasiphae Sponde Cyllene Megaclite S/2003 J 4 Callirrhoe Sinope Autonoe Aoede S/2011 J 2 S/2010 J 1 Kore   S/2003 J 2 Rings of Jupiter In fiction