What is Ananke?
Q: What is Ananke?
A: Ananke is a moon of Jupiter.
Q: Who discovered Ananke?
A: Ananke was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in 1951.
Q: What is the origin of the name Ananke?
A: Ananke is named after the mythological mother of Adrastea by Jupiter.
Q: What is the adjectival form of the name Ananke?
A: The adjectival form of the name Ananke is Anankean.
Q: What was Ananke known as before 1975?
A: Before 1975, Ananke was simply known as Jupiter XII.
Q: What was Ananke sometimes called between 1955 and 1975?
A: Between 1955 and 1975, Ananke was sometimes called "Adrastea".
Q: What is the Ananke group?
A: The Ananke group is a group of retrograde non-spherical moons which orbit Jupiter between 19,300,000 and 22,700,000 km, at inclinations of about 150°, and is named after the moon Ananke.
