Mneme

A confirmed moon in the Jupiter system.

Named · Jupiter XL · S/2003 J 21

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
20,815,800 km
Sidereal period
613.61 days
Eccentricity
0.24
Inclination to reference plane
147.8°
Argument of periapsis
50.1°
Mean anomaly
236.1°
Ascending node
0.9°
Apsidal / nodal precession periods
80.1 / 114.9 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
mneme
JPL / NAIF satellite ID
540
Names & designations
Mneme · S/2003 J 21
Discovery / rediscovery years
2003B. Gladman, L. Allen

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[44] (zero-based); jupiter / Mneme · References: IAUC 8138
  2. MPC planetary satellite listitems[73]; Jupiter 40
  3. MPC satellite namesitems[101]; Jupiter 40
  4. JPL mean orbital elements#sat_elem row ID=42; Jupiter / Mneme / NAIF 540 · References: 47

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