Kallichore (moon)

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Kalli Chore (Jupiter XLIV) is one of the smaller moons of the planet Jupiter.

Discovery

S/2003 J 11 was discovered on February 6, 2003 by astronomers at the University of Hawaii. The moon has received the official name Kalli chore of the International Astronomical Union ( IAU) on 30 March 2005.

It was named after the moon Kallirrhoe, a figure from Greek mythology.

Path data

Kalli Chore orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 24,043,000 km in 764.7 days. The track has an eccentricity of 0.264. With an inclination of 165.5 °, the track is retrograde, that is, the moon moves against the direction of rotation of Jupiter around the planet.

Because of its web properties he is the Carme group, named after Jupiter's moon Carme assigned. Kalli chore is the outermost known member of the group.

Physical data

Kalli chore has a diameter of about 2 km. Its density is estimated to be 2.6 g / cm ³. He is probably made ​​up predominantly of silicate rock. He probably has a very dark surface with an albedo of 0.04, i.e., only 4% of the incident sunlight is reflected. Its apparent magnitude is 23.7 m.

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