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Callirrhoe is a small moon that orbits Jupiter, discovered in 1999. It's notable as one of Jupiter's many small outer moons and helps scientists better understand the structure and history of Jupiter's moon system.
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It sits within the topics Astronomical objects discovered in 1999, Irregular satellites and Moons of Jupiter.
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Key facts
- Discovered by
- Spacewatch
- Discovery site
- Kitt Peak National Observatory
- Discovery date
- 19 October 1999
- Designation
- Jupiter XVII
- Pronunciation
- / k ə ˈ l ɪr oʊ iː /
- Named after
- Καλλιρρόη Kallirrhoê
- Alternative names
- S/1999 J 1, 1999 UX 18
- Observation arc
- 17.54 yr (6,406 days)
- Periapsis
- 15.6 million km
- Apoapsis
- 30.9 million km
- Semi major axis
- 23.3 million km
- Orbital period sidereal
- –724.4 days
- Mean anomaly
- 322 °
- Mean motion
- 0° 27 25.866 / day
- Inclination
- 147.3° (to ecliptic )
- Longitude of ascending node
- 32.2°
- Argument of perihelion
- 102.2°
- Satellite of
- Jupiter
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- irregular moon
- Named after
- Callirhoe
- Parent body
- Jupiter
- Radius
- 4.3
- Mass
- 870
- Orbital period
- -787.43
- Image
- S1999j1.jpg
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- time of discovery or invention
- 1999-10-06
- discoverer or inventor
- Robert S. McMillan
- provisional designation
- S/1999 J 1
- orbital inclination
- 147.167
- site of astronomical discovery
- Kitt Peak National Observatory
- orbital eccentricity
- 0.2796
- apparent magnitude
- 20.7
- albedo
- 0.04
- semi-major axis of an orbit
- 24103000
- Commons category
- Callirrhoe (moon)
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Encyclopedic overview
Callirrhoe (/kəˈlɪroʊ.iː/; Greek: Καλλιρρόη), also known as Jupiter XVII, is one of Jupiter's outermost natural satellites.
Discovery and naming
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