[AZ-Observing] New Jovian moon names

     IAU Circular 8502 announces the following names for high-numbered
moons of Jupiter:

    Jupiter XXXIX   Hegemone    = S/2003 J 8
    Jupiter XL      Mneme       = S/2003 J 21
    Jupiter XLI     Aoede       = S/2003 J 7
    Jupiter XLII    Thelxinoe   = S/2003 J 22
    Jupiter XLIII   Arche       = S/2002 J 1
    Jupiter XLIV    Kallichore  = S/2003 J 11
    Jupiter XLV     Helike      = S/2003 J 6
    Jupiter XLVI    Carpo       = S/2003 J 20
    Jupiter XLVII   Eukelade    = S/2003 J 1
    Jupiter XLVIII  Cyllene     = S/2003 J 13

     No pronunciation guide is provided, but since I am professional
astronomers mis-pronouncing names more often these days, it is perhaps
worth noting (maybe particularly for Americans) that all but one of
these end with a long 'e' sound.  Thus the penultimate name above
should be pronounced 'you-ke-lah-dee'.  Then all you have to remember
is that this is moon number 47 around Jupiter.  Between the Greek names
and the Roman numerals, only those who didn't doze off in mythology class
will find this perribly interesting.  The USGS planetary nomenclature site
has thumbnail backgrounds on each object, including these:

http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/append7.html

\Brian
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