Kalyke

Also known as Jupiter XXIII, S/2000 J 2

Kalyke , also known as '''''', is a little retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter.

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Kalyke is a small moon that orbits Jupiter in a retrograde direction, meaning it travels backward compared to Jupiter's rotation. It's one of many irregular satellites discovered around Jupiter that help astronomers understand the giant planet's gravitational influence and the origins of its moon system.

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Planet.name: Kalyke
Planet.image: Kalyke-Jewitt-CFHT-annotated.gif
Planet.caption: Kalyke imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in December 2001
Planet.adjective: Kalykean
Planet.named_after: Καλύκη Kalykē
Planet.mpc_name: Jupiter XXIII
Planet.alt_names: S/2000 J 2
Planet.discoverer: Scott S. SheppardDavid C. JewittYanga R. FernandezEugene A. Magnier
Planet.discovery_site: Mauna Kea Observatory
Planet.discovered: 23 November 2000
Planet.satellite_of: Jupiter
Planet.group: Carme group
Planet.epoch: 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Planet.observation_arc: 2024-12-03 (last obs)
Planet.eccentricity: 0.3028225
Planet.period: −766.61 d
Planet.mean_anomaly: 63.16063°
Planet.mean_motion: / day

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Wikidata facts

Diameter: 5.2
Mass: 190
Orbital period: 721.02
Image: Kalyke-Jewitt-CFHT-annotated.gif

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time of discovery or invention: 2000-11-23
provisional designation: S/2000 J 2
albedo: 0.029
orbital eccentricity: 0.2140
semi-major axis of an orbit: 23180793
apparent magnitude: 21.8
density: 2.6
orbital inclination: 165.50514
periapsis: 18220966
apoapsis: 29246700
name: Jupiter XXIII
Commons category: Kalyke (moon)

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Discovery and Naming
Orbit
Physical characteristics
Origin
Notes
References

Kalyke , also known as ', is a little retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter.

==Discovery and Naming== It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000, and given the temporary designation '.