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The Pasiphae group is a group of retrograde irregular satellites of Jupiter that follow similar orbits to Pasiphae and are thought to have a common origin.

Their semi-major axes range between 22.8 and 24.1 million km , their inclinations between 144.5° and 158.3°, and their eccentricities between 0.25 and 0.43.

Core members of the group include :

The International Astronomical Union reserves names ending in -e for all retrograde moons.

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