Chaldene
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Chaldene is a small, irregularly shaped outer moon of Jupiter that belongs to the Carme group of retrograde satellites.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carme group member
ⓘ
moon of Jupiter ⓘ natural satellite ⓘ outer moon ⓘ retrograde satellite ⓘ |
| absoluteMagnitude | ~16.0 ⓘ |
| albedo | ~0.04 ⓘ |
| belongsToDynamicalClass | Jovian retrograde irregulars ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | Carme group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem |
Jupiter system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celestialBodyType | Jovian irregular satellite ⓘ |
| color | dark ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
David C. Jewitt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jan T. Kleyna NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott S. Sheppard NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanga R. Fernandez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 2000-11-23 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | ground-based telescope observations ⓘ |
| discoverySite | Mauna Kea Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| distanceFromSun | ~5.2 AU (via Jupiter’s orbit) ⓘ |
| groupCharacteristic |
likely common origin with other Carme-group moons
ⓘ
shares similar orbital elements with Carme group ⓘ |
| hasMeanRadius | ~2.1 km ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalMotion | around Jupiter’s barycenter with its moons ⓘ |
| hasStatus | confirmed satellite of Jupiter ⓘ |
| meanDiameter | ~4.2 km ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Chaldene (mythology)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
one of the Muses or Charites associated with Zeus ⓘ |
| namingAuthority | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitalDirection | retrograde ⓘ |
| orbitalEccentricity | ~0.25 ⓘ |
| orbitalInclination | ~167° to the ecliptic ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | ~759 days ⓘ |
| orbits | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentPlanet | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2000 J10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rotationState | likely tidally un-synchronized ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | ~23,000,000 km ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| spectralType | D-type (assumed, Carme-group-like) ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | likely dark, carbon-rich material ⓘ |
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