Pasiphae (/pəˈsɪfə.iː/ pə-SIF-ə-ee; Greek: Πασιφάη; formerly Pasiphaë) is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered in 1908 by Philibert Jacques Melotte and later named after the mythological Pasiphaë wife of Minos and mother of the Minotaur from Greek legend.It was first spotted on a plate taken at the Royal Greenwich Observatory on the night of February 28 1908. Inspection of previous plates found it as far back as January 27.
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