Eirene

A confirmed moon in the Jupiter system.

Named · Jupiter LVII · S/2003 J 5

Snapshot 2026-09-09 · catalog 1.0.0

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Physical measurements

Mean radius
— No value in the admitted source set.
GM · gravitational parameter
— No value in the admitted source set.
Mass
— Mass requires an admitted GM estimate.
Mean density
— No value in the admitted source set.

Orbit descriptions

Mean elements describe an average orbit. They are not positions for a chosen date.

JUP347 · ecliptic plane · 2000-01-01.5 TDB
Semimajor axis
23,051,300 km
Sidereal period
715.191 days
Eccentricity
0.263
Inclination to reference plane
164.7°
Argument of periapsis
86.4°
Mean anomaly
336.7°
Ascending node
180°
Apsidal / nodal precession periods
50.7 / 88.6 years
Reference-plane pole RA / Dec
— / —°
Plane tilt to parent equator
—°
Reference center
Not specified in this summary sourceThe summary table identifies a parent system but does not explicitly specify the reference center for each solution. Do not infer a physical-primary center, especially for Pluto’s circumbinary moons.

Orientation

No supported orientation model in the admitted PCK source.

Identity & availability

Stable catalog ID
eirene
JPL / NAIF satellite ID
557
Names & designations
Eirene · S/2003 J 5
Discovery / rediscovery years
2003S.S. Sheppard, D.C. Jewitt, and J. Kleyna

No validated dated trajectory admitted in catalog 1.0.0. Mean elements are not ephemerides.

No image or global texture admitted in this catalog release.No environment measurements admitted in this catalog release.

Sources & evidence

  1. JPL discovery circumstancestable tr[61] (zero-based); jupiter / Eirene · References: IAUC 8087
  2. MPC planetary satellite listitems[79]; Jupiter 57
  3. MPC satellite namesitems[38]; Jupiter 57
  4. JPL mean orbital elements#sat_elem row ID=59; Jupiter / Eirene / NAIF 557 · References: 47

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