Jovian moon Taygete
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Jovian moon Taygete is a small, irregular, retrograde outer satellite of Jupiter belonging to the Carme group of moons.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taygete | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jovian moon
ⓘ
irregular satellite ⓘ natural satellite ⓘ retrograde satellite ⓘ |
| belongsToPlanetarySystem |
Jovian satellite system
ⓘ
surface form:
Jupiter system
Solar System ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Scott S. Sheppard
ⓘ
surface form:
David C. Jewitt
Jan T. Kleyna ⓘ Scott S. Sheppard ⓘ Yanga R. Fernández ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | ground-based telescope observations ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| groupCharacteristic | shares similar inclination and distance with other Carme group moons ⓘ |
| hasApproximateAlbedo | ~0.04 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMeanDiameter | ~5 km ⓘ |
| hasApproximateMeanRadius | ~2.5 km ⓘ |
| hasColor | dark ⓘ |
| hasIAUDesignation | Jupiter XX ⓘ |
| hasMeanDistanceFromJupiter | about 23 million km ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalClass | retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalDirection | retrograde ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalEccentricity | about 0.26 ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalInclination | about 165° to the ecliptic ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalPeriod | about −692 Earth days ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalType | irregular ⓘ |
| hasParentGroupPrimary | Carme (moon) ⓘ |
| hasProvisionalDesignation | S/2000 J 9 ⓘ |
| hasRotationState | likely non-synchronous ⓘ |
| hasSemiMajorAxis | about 23,000,000 km from Jupiter ⓘ |
| hasShape | irregular ⓘ |
| hasSpectralType | D-type asteroid-like ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceComposition | carbon-rich material (inferred) ⓘ |
| isOuterSatelliteOf | Jupiter ⓘ |
| likelyOrigin | fragment of a captured parent body ⓘ |
| memberOf | Carme group ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Taygete
ⓘ
surface form:
Taygete (mythological figure)
|
| orbits | Jupiter ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.