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'''Praxidike''' ({{IPAc-en|p|r|æ|k|ˈ|s|ɪ|d|ɨ|k|iː}} {{respell|prak|SID|ə-kee}}; Greek: ''Πραξιδίκη''), also known as '''{{nowrap|Jupiter XXVII}}''', is a [[Prograde and retrograde motion|retrograde]] [[irregular satellite]] of [[Jupiter]]. It was discovered by a team of [[astronomer]]s from the [[University of Hawaii]] led by [[Scott S. Sheppard]] in 2000,<ref>[http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/07500/07555.html IAUC 7555: ''Satellites of Jupiter''] January 5, 2001 (discovery)</ref><ref>[http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/mpec/K01/K01A29.html MPEC 2001-A29: ''S/2000 J 7, S/2000 J 8, S/2000 J 9, S/2000 J 10, S/2000 J 11''] January 15, 2001 (discovery and ephemeris)</ref> and given the [[provisional designation|temporary designation]] '''{{nowrap|S/2000 J 7}}'''.
'''Praxidike''' ({{IPAc-en|p|r|æ|k|ˈ|s|ɪ|d|ᵻ|k|iː}} {{respell|prak|SID|ə-kee}}; Greek: ''Πραξιδίκη''), also known as '''{{nowrap|Jupiter XXVII}}''', is a [[Prograde and retrograde motion|retrograde]] [[irregular satellite]] of [[Jupiter]]. It was discovered by a team of [[astronomer]]s from the [[University of Hawaii]] led by [[Scott S. Sheppard]] in 2000,<ref>[http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/07500/07555.html IAUC 7555: ''Satellites of Jupiter''] January 5, 2001 (discovery)</ref><ref>[http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/mpec/K01/K01A29.html MPEC 2001-A29: ''S/2000 J 7, S/2000 J 8, S/2000 J 9, S/2000 J 10, S/2000 J 11''] January 15, 2001 (discovery and ephemeris)</ref> and given the [[provisional designation|temporary designation]] '''{{nowrap|S/2000 J 7}}'''.


Praxidike [[orbit]]s Jupiter at an average distance of 20,824 [[Mega-|M]]m in 613.904 [[day]]s, at an [[inclination]] of 144° to the [[ecliptic]] (143° to Jupiter's [[equator]]), in a [[retrograde motion|retrograde]] direction and with an [[eccentricity (orbit)|eccentricity]] of 0.1840.
Praxidike [[orbit]]s Jupiter at an average distance of 20,824 [[Mega-|M]]m in 613.904 [[day]]s, at an [[inclination]] of 144° to the [[ecliptic]] (143° to Jupiter's [[equator]]), in a [[retrograde motion|retrograde]] direction and with an [[eccentricity (orbit)|eccentricity]] of 0.1840.

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Praxidike (/prækˈsɪdɪkiː/ prak-SID-ə-kee; Greek: Πραξιδίκη), also known as Jupiter XXVII, is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000,[1][2] and given the temporary designation S/2000 J 7.

Praxidike orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 20,824 Mm in 613.904 days, at an inclination of 144° to the ecliptic (143° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.1840.

It was named in August 2003 after Praxidike,[3] the Greek goddess of punishment.

Praxidike belongs to the Ananke group, believed to be the remnants of a break-up of a captured heliocentric asteroid.[4][5] With an estimated diameter of 7 km, Praxidike is the second largest member of the group after Ananke itself (assumed albedo of 0.04).[6]

The satellite appears grey (colour indices B-V=0.77, R-V= 0.34), typical of C-type asteroids.[7]

References

  1. ^ IAUC 7555: Satellites of Jupiter January 5, 2001 (discovery)
  2. ^ MPEC 2001-A29: S/2000 J 7, S/2000 J 8, S/2000 J 9, S/2000 J 10, S/2000 J 11 January 15, 2001 (discovery and ephemeris)
  3. ^ IAUC 7998: Satellites of Jupiter 2002 October 22 (naming the moon)
  4. ^ Sheppard, S. S., Jewitt, D. C.; An Abundant Population of Small Irregular Satellites Around Jupiter, Nature, Vol. 423 (May 2003), pp. 261-263
  5. ^ Nesvorný, D.; Alvarellos, J. L. A.; Dones, L.; and Levison, H. F.; Orbital and Collisional Evolution of the Irregular Satellites, The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 126 (2003), pp. 398–429
  6. ^ Sheppard, S. S.; Jewitt, D. C.; Porco, C.; Jupiter's Outer Satellites and Trojans, in Jupiter: The Planet, Satellites and Magnetosphere, edited by Fran Bagenal, Timothy E. Dowling, and William B. McKinnon, Cambridge Planetary Science, Vol. 1, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-81808-7, 2004, pp. 263-280
  7. ^ Grav, T.; Holman, M. J.; Gladman, B. J.; Aksnes, K.; Photometric Survey of the Irregular Satellites, Icarus, Vol. 166 (2003), pp. 33-45
  2. Ephemeris IAU-MPC NSES
  3. Mean orbital parameters NASA JPL
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