Sinope

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Sinope
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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

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