Cyllene (moon)
Cyllene, also known as ', 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 2003, receiving the temporary designation '.
Cyllene is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,396,000 km in 731.099 days, at an inclination of 140.149° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.4116.
It was named in March 2005 after Cyllene, a naiad or oread associated with Mount Cyllene, Greece. She was a daughter of Zeus.
It belongs to the Pasiphae group, irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at distances ranging between 22.8 and 24.1 Gm, and with inclinations ranging between 144.5° and 158.3°.
