MoonMoon of Jupiter

Pasiphae

A retrograde irregular moon, namesake of its orbital group.

60km
Diameter
23,624,000km
From Jupiter
743.6days
Orbital Period
1908
Discovered

About

Pasiphae is a retrograde irregular moon of Jupiter and the namesake of the Pasiphae group.

Properties

60km
Diameter
23,624,000km
Semi-major Axis
743.63days
Orbital Period
3.0e17kg
Mass
1908
Discovery Year
Philibert Jacques Melotte
Discovered By

Notable Facts

01

Pasiphae gives its name to a group of retrograde irregular moons

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