Kalyke
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Kalyke is a small, irregular, retrograde moon of Jupiter belonging to the planet’s distant outer group of natural satellites.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moon of Jupiter
ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ outer irregular satellite of Jupiter ⓘ retrograde satellite ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| approximateDiameter | 6.9 kilometers ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Jupiter’s outer irregular satellite population ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | Carme group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanet | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 (Hawaii) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| eccentricity | about 0.214 ⓘ |
| gravitationallyBoundTo | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupInclinationRange | about 164 to 166 degrees ⓘ |
| groupOrbitalDirection | retrograde ⓘ |
| groupSemiMajorAxisRange | about 23 to 24 million kilometers from Jupiter ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalSense | opposite to Jupiter’s rotation ⓘ |
| inclination | about 166 degrees ⓘ |
| likelyComposition | carbon-rich material ⓘ |
| meanDistanceFromSun | about 5.2 astronomical units (via Jupiter’s orbit) ⓘ |
| meanRadius | about 3.45 kilometers ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Jovian satellite system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
outer group of Jovian satellites ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation | Greek mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kalyke from Greek mythology ⓘ |
| orbitalCharacter | irregular ⓘ |
| orbitalDirection | retrograde ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about −721.0 days ⓘ |
| orbits | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentPlanet | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provisionalDesignation | S/2000 J 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rotationState | not well determined ⓘ |
| semiMajorAxis | about 23,181,000 kilometers ⓘ |
| shape | irregular ⓘ |
| solarSystemBody | outer Solar System ⓘ |
| spectralType | D-type (likely) ⓘ |
| surfaceType | dark ⓘ |
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