Kallichore /kəˈlɪkɒriː/, also known as Jupiter XLIV, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003. It received the temporary designation S/2003 J 11.[4][5]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard et al. |
| Discovery date | 2003 |
| Designations | |
Designation | Jupiter XLIV |
| Pronunciation | /kəˈlɪkɒriː/[1] |
Named after | Καλλιχόρη Kallichorē |
| S/2003 J 11 | |
| Adjectives | Kallichorean /ˌkælɪkəˈriːən/[2] |
| Orbital characteristics [3] | |
| 24043000 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.264 |
| −764.7 days | |
| 319.4° | |
| Inclination | 165.5° |
| 41.5° | |
| 18.5° | |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Carme group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2 km | |
| 23.7 | |
Kallichore is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,112,000 km in 717.806 days, at an inclination of 165° to the ecliptic (164° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.2042.
It was named in March 2005 after the nymph Kallichore.[6]
Kallichore belongs to the Carme group, made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°.
References
edit- ^ cf. 'Callichorum' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ As 'Callichorean' in William Robertson (1895) "A Hymn of the Earth" (Victor Hugo), in A Century of French Verse, p. 42
- ^ S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
- ^ IAUC 8089: Satellites of Jupiter 2003 March 7 (discovery)
- ^ MPEC 2003-E29: S/2003 J 9, 2003 J 10, 2003 J 11, 2003 J 12; S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 6 2003 April 3 (discovery and ephemeris)
- ^ IAUC 8502: Satellites of Jupiter 2005 March 30 (naming the moon)