Taygete, a moon of Jupiter
Classification
Natural satellite of Jupiter
Average distance from Jupiter
22,433,500 km
13,939,504 miles
13,939,504 miles
Diameter across equator
5 km
3 miles
3 miles
Time to orbit Jupiter
732 days
Year of Discovery
2000
Origin of Name
One of the Pleiades (the 7 daughters of Atlas the Titan and Pleione). Lover of Zeus and mother of Lacedaemon.
