Carme group

The Carme group is a group of moons of the planet Jupiter, which move on similar orbits.

The semi-major axes of their orbits in this case run 22.9 to 24.1 million kilometers, while point ( with one exception) eccentricities from 0.21 to 0.27, and inclinations ( orbital inclinations ) between 164.9 ° and 165.5 ° against the local Laplace plane, which coincides roughly with the orbital plane of Jupiter on. The moons move retrograde, that is opposite to the rotation of Jupiter, the planet.

The seventeen members of the group ( with increasing distance from Jupiter):

The International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) awards e for the retrograde moons of Jupiter names ending

  • Jupiter moon

Pictures of Carme group

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