Isonoe (moon)

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Isonoe ( Jupiter XXVI) is one of the smaller outer moons of Jupiter.

Discovery

Isonoe was discovered on 23 November 2000 by astronomers at the University of Hawaii. He first received the provisional designation S/2000 J 6

It was named after the moon Isonoe, one of Danaids and lover of Zeus in Greek mythology.

Path data

Isonoe orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,155,000 km in 725 days and 12 hours. The track has an eccentricity of 0.246. With an inclination of 165.2 °, the track is retrograde, that is, the moon moves against the direction of rotation of Jupiter around the planet.

Because of their web properties is Isonoe the Carme group, named after Jupiter's moon Carme assigned.

Physical data

Isonoe has a diameter of about 4 km. He is probably made ​​up predominantly of silicate rock. Isonoe has a very dark surface with an albedo of 0.04, which means that only 4% of the incident sunlight is reflected. Its apparent magnitude is 22.5 m.

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