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Praxidike is a small moon that orbits Jupiter, one of many natural satellites discovered around the giant planet. It was identified as part of ongoing astronomical surveys and contributes to scientists' understanding of Jupiter's complex system of moons.
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- Diameter
- 6.8
- Mass
- 430
- Orbital period
- 613.9
- Image
- Praxidike-Jewitt-CFHT-annotated.gif
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- Commons category
- Praxidike (moon)
- provisional designation
- S/2000 J 7
- albedo
- 0.029
- time of discovery or invention
- 2000-11-23
- orbital eccentricity
- 0.1840
- semi-major axis of an orbit
- 20823967
- apparent magnitude
- 21.2
- orbital inclination
- 144.20594
- periapsis
- 16992165
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Praxidike /prækˈsɪdəkiː/, also known as Jupiter XXVII, is a small retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter.
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