Praxidike
E642769
Praxidike is a small, irregular outer moon of Jupiter belonging to the Ananke group of retrograde satellites.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moon of Jupiter
ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitude | approximately 15.7 ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| belongsTo | retrograde irregular satellites of Jupiter ⓘ |
| belongsToDynamicalFamily | Ananke family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem | Jovian system ⓘ |
| celestialBody | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
David C. Jewitt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jan T. Kleyna NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott S. Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanga R. Fernandez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | ground-based telescope observations ⓘ |
| discoverySite | Mauna Kea Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| distanceFromSun_AU | approximately 5.2 (via Jupiter’s orbit) ⓘ |
| groupCharacteristic | shares similar orbits with other Ananke group moons ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere | none detected ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalSense | retrograde ⓘ |
| hostPlanetType | gas giant ⓘ |
| isCapturedObject | likely ⓘ |
| isInSolarSystem | true ⓘ |
| isNonSpherical | true ⓘ |
| isOuterMoonOf | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meanAnomalyReference | J2000 ⓘ |
| meanDiameter_km | approximately 7 ⓘ |
| meanRadius_km | approximately 3.5 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ananke group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameApprovedYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Praxidike (Greek mythological figure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namingAuthority | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalDirection | retrograde ⓘ |
| orbitalEccentricity | approximately 0.23 ⓘ |
| orbitalInclination_degrees | approximately 144 ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod_days | approximately 613 ⓘ |
| orbits | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentPlanet | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planetarySystem | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2000 J7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rotation | synchronous rotation not confirmed ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis_km | approximately 20,824,000 ⓘ |
| spectralType | dark, likely C-type ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | very low ⓘ |
| surfaceColor | dark gray ⓘ |
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