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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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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
- Radius
- 4.3
- Mass
- 870
- Orbital period
- -787.43
- Image
- S1999j1.jpg
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- time of discovery or invention
- 1999-10-06
- provisional designation
- S/1999 J 1
- orbital inclination
- 147.167
- orbital eccentricity
- 0.2796
- apparent magnitude
- 20.7
- albedo
- 0.04
- semi-major axis of an orbit
- 24103000
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- Callirrhoe (moon)
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Callirrhoe (/kəˈlɪroʊ.iː/; Greek: Καλλιρρόη), also known as Jupiter XVII, is one of Jupiter's outermost natural satellites.
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