cyllene ( ; greek: ÎÏÎ»Î»Î®Î½Î·), also known as , is a natural satellite of jupiter. it was discovered by a team of astronomers from the university of hawaii led by scott s. sheppard in 2003, receiving the temporary designation .iauc 8116: satellites of jupiter and saturn 2003 april (discovery)mpec 2003-g09: s/2003 j 13 2003 april (discovery and ephemeris) cyllene is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits jupiter at an average distance of 23,396 mm in 731.099 days, at an inclination of 140Â° to the ecliptic (140Â° to jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.4116. it was named in march 2005 after cyllene, a naiad (stream nymph) or oread (mountain nymph) associated with mount kyllini, greece.iauc 8502: satellites of jupiter 2005 march (naming the moon) she was a daughter of zeus (jupiter). it belongs to the pasiphae group, irregular retrograde moons orbiting jupiter at distances ranging between 22.8 and 24.1 gm, and with inclinations ranging between 144.5Â° and 158.3Â°. ==references==   
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