What is Orthosie?
Q: What is Orthosie?
A: Orthosie is a moon of Jupiter.
Q: When was Orthosie discovered?
A: Orthosie was discovered in 2001 by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott Sheppard.
Q: What is the orbital distance of Orthosie from Jupiter?
A: The average orbital distance of Orthosie from Jupiter is 20,568,000 km.
Q: What is the diameter of Orthosie?
A: The diameter of Orthosie is about 2 kilometers.
Q: Who was Orthosie named after?
A: Orthosie was named after the Greek goddess of prosperity and one of the Horae.
Q: What is the inclination of Orthosie's orbit?
A: The inclination of Orthosie's orbit is 142° to the ecliptic (143° to Jupiter's equator).
Q: What group does Orthosie belong to?
A: Orthosie belongs to the Ananke group, retrograde non-spherical moons which orbit Jupiter between 19,300,000 and 22,700,000 km, at inclinations of about 150°.
