Sinope

This natural satellite related article is a stub. You can help Orbiterwiki by expanding it. Sinope Sinope from jupiter_iii.zip in Orbiter 2002 Designation Name Sinope Reference body Jupiter Planetary mean orbits Epoch 1976.606435 Semimajor axis (a) 23939000000 m Eccentricity (e) 0.2495 Inclination (i) 158.109° (2.75952263 radian) Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 303.0809226° (5.28976 radian) Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 117.6969903° (2.0542 radian) Mean longitude (L) 217.0270946° (3.8018 radian) Selected physical parameters Mean radius 18100 m Mass 7.77×1016 kg Rotation elements SidRotPeriod 62597664 seconds (724.51 days) SidRotOffset 0.02 Obliqutiy 0 LAN 0 Note *Elements given are from Sinope.cfg (jupiter_ii.zip) Sinope (Jupiter IX) is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter, discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at the Lick Observatory on 21 July 1914. Sinope was not named until 1975. Pasiphae in Orbiter Sinope was introduced to Orbiter with the release of jupiter-iii.zip in October 2002. Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Sinope Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article Jupiter III AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 28 October 2002 See also Sinope at Wikipedia Gallery Sinope from jupiter_iii.zip in Orbiter 2002 Sinope (Jupiter IX) imaged by Observatoire de Haute-Provence on 14 August 1998 Jupiter's natural satellites Named Satellites: Adrastea | Aitne | Amalthea | Ananke | Aoede | Arche | Autonoe | Callirrhoe | Callisto | Carme | Carpo | Chaldene | Cyllene | Dia | Eirene | Elara | Erinome | Ersa | Euanthe | Eukelade | Eupheme | Euporie | Europa | Eurydome | Ganymede | Harpalyke | Hegemone | Helike | Hermippe | Herse | Himalia | Io | Iocaste | Isonoe | Kale | Kallichore | Kalyke | Kore | Leda | Lysithea | Megaclite | Metis | Mneme | Orthosie | Pandia | Pasiphae | Pasithee | Philophrosyne | Praxidike | Sinope | Sponde | Taygete | Thebe | Thelxinoe | Themisto | Thyone | Valetudo Numbered Satellites: S/2003 J 2 | S/2003 J 4 | S/2003 J 9 | S/2003 J 10 | S/2003 J 12 | S/2003 J 16 | S/2003 J 18 | S/2003 J 19 | S/2003 J 23 | S/2003 J 24 |S/2010 J 1 | S/2010 J 2 | S/2011 J 1 | S/2011 J 2 S/2011 J 3 | S/2016 J 1 | S/2016 J 3 | S/2016 J 4 | S/2017 J 1 | S/2017 J 2 | S/2017 J 3 | S/2017 J 5 | S/2017 J 6 | S/2017 J 7 | S/2017 J 8 | S/2017 J 9 | S/2018 J 2 |S/2018 J 3 | S/2018 J 4 | S/2021 J 1 S/2021 J 2 | S/2021 J 3 | S/2021 J 4 | S/2021 J 5 | S/2021 J 6 | S/2022 J 1 | S/2022 J 2 | S/2022 J 3 The Solar System Central star Sun (Sol) Planets Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune Natural satellites Moon - Phobos - Deimos - Io - Europa - Ganymede - Titan - more... Add-ons Planets - Dwarf Planets - Small objects - Natural satellites - Alternative star systems