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Ananke
(ənăng`kē), in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of JupiterJupiter, in astronomy, 5th planet from the sun and largest planet of the solar system. Astronomical and Physical Characteristics
Jupiter's orbit lies beyond the asteroid belt at a mean distance of 483.6 million mi (778.
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Ananke
(ă-nank -ee) A small satellite of Jupiter, one of the planet's many outer satellites, discovered in 1951 by the US astronomer Seth Nicholson (1891–1963). See Jupiter's satellites; Table 2, backmatter.Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006
Ananke
[ə′naŋ·kē] (astronomy)
A small satellite of Jupiter with a diameter of about 14 miles (23 kilometers), orbiting with retrograde motion at a mean distance of 1.3 × 107 miles (2.1 × 107 kilometers). Also known as Jupiter XII.
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