Kalyke (moon)

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Calyce ( Jupiter XXIII) is one of the smaller outer moons of Jupiter.

Discovery

Calyce was discovered on 23 November 2000 by astronomers at the University of Hawaii. He first received the provisional designation S/2000 J 2

It was named after the moon Calyce, a lover of Zeus in Greek mythology.

Path data

Calyce orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,583,000 km in 743 days. The track has an eccentricity of 0.245. 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 its web properties is Calyce the Carme group, named after Jupiter's moon Carme assigned.

Physical data

Calyce has a diameter of about 5 km. Its density is estimated to be 2.6 g / cm ³. He is probably made ​​up predominantly of silicate rock. Calyce 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 21.8 m.

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