Carpo
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Carpo is a small, irregularly shaped outer moon of Jupiter with a distant, inclined orbit.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moon of Jupiter
ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ outer moon of Jupiter ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitude | about 16.0 ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| belongsTo | outer irregular prograde group of Jovian moons ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem | Jovian system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Jupiter XLVI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialBodyType | irregularly shaped moon ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Scott S. Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | ground-based telescope observations ⓘ |
| discoverySite | Mauna Kea Observatories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryTeam | Scott S. Sheppard et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| distanceFromJupiterCategory | distant orbit ⓘ |
| gravitationalBinding | bound to Jupiter ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere | no significant atmosphere ⓘ |
| location | outer region of the Jovian satellite system ⓘ |
| massCategory | very low mass ⓘ |
| meanDiameter | about 3 km ⓘ |
| meanRadius | about 1.5 km ⓘ |
| memberOf | irregular satellites of Jupiter ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation | Greek goddess associated with fruit and harvest ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Carpo from Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalDirection | prograde ⓘ |
| orbitalEccentricity | about 0.43 ⓘ |
| orbitalInclination | about 54 degrees to the ecliptic ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 456 Earth days ⓘ |
| orbitInclinationCategory | highly inclined orbit ⓘ |
| orbits | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitShape | highly eccentric ⓘ |
| primaryBody | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2003 J 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rotationState | likely tidally uncontrolled ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | about 17,145,000 km ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| solarSystemBody | Jupiter system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | likely dark, carbon-rich material ⓘ |
| visibility | requires large telescopes to observe ⓘ |
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