Harpalyke (moon)
![]() Harpalyke imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in December 2001 | |
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard David C. Jewitt Yanga R. Fernandez Eugene A. Magnier |
Discovery site | Mauna Kea Observatory |
Discovery date | 23 November 2000 |
Designations | |
Designation | Jupiter XXII |
Pronunciation | /hɑːrˈpæləkiː/[2] |
Named after | Ἁρπαλύκη Harpălykē |
S/2000 J 5 | |
Adjectives | Harpalykean /hɑːrpələˈkiːən/ |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 17 December 2020 (JD 2459200.5) | |
Observation arc | 17.39 yr (6,350 days) |
0.1422492 AU (21,280,180 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.1602677 |
–634.19 d | |
321.08380° | |
0° 34m 3.555s / day | |
Inclination | 148.29788° (to ecliptic) |
92.54746° | |
193.28018° | |
Satellite of | Jupiter |
Group | Ananke group |
Physical characteristics[5] | |
Mean diameter | 4 km |
Albedo | 0.04 (assumed) |
22.2[4] | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.9[3] |
Harpalyke /hɑːrˈpæləkiː/, also known as Jupiter XXII, is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 J 5.[6][1] In August 2003, the moon was named[7] after Harpalyke, the incestuous daughter of Clymenus, who in some accounts was also a lover of Zeus (Jupiter).
Harpalyke belongs to the Ananke group, believed to be the remnants of a break-up of a captured heliocentric asteroid.[8][9] It is about 4 kilometres in diameter[10] and appears grey (color index R-V=0.43), similar to C-type asteroids.[11] The satellite orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 21,064,000 km in 634.19 days, at an inclination of 147° to the ecliptic (147° to Jupiter's equator) with an eccentricity of 0.2441.
References[]
- ^ a b MPEC 2001-A28: S/2000 J 2, S/2000 J 3, S/2000 J 4, S/2000 J 5, S/2000 J 6 January 5, 2001 (discovery and ephemeris)
- ^ as 'Harpalyce', 'Harpalycus' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ a b "M.P.C. 127087" (PDF). Minor Planet Circular. Minor Planet Center. 17 November 2020.
- ^ Sheppard, Scott. "Scott S. Sheppard - Jupiter Moons". Department of Terrestrial Magnetism. Carnegie Institution for Science. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Planetary Satellite Physical Parameters". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ IAUC 7555: Satellites of Jupiter 5 January 2001 (discovery)
- ^ IAUC 7998: Satellites of Jupiter 22 October 2002 (naming the moon)
- ^ Sheppard, S. S.; and Jewitt, D. C.; An Abundant Population of Small Irregular Satellites Around Jupiter, Nature, Vol. 423 (May 2003), pp. 261-263
- ^ Nesvorný, D.; ; ; and Levison, H. F.; Orbital and Collisional Evolution of the Irregular Satellites, The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 126 (2003), pp. 398–429
- ^ Sheppard, S. S.; Jewitt, D. C.; and Porco, C. C.; Jupiter's Outer Satellites and Trojans, in Jupiter: The Planet, Satellites and Magnetosphere, edited by Fran Bagenal, Timothy E. Dowling, and William B. McKinnon, Cambridge Planetary Science, Vol. 1, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-81808-7, 2004, pp. 263-280
- ^ Grav, T.; Holman, M. J.; Gladman, B. J.; and Aksnes, K.; Photometric Survey of the Irregular Satellites, Icarus, Vol. 166 (2003), pp. 33-45
- Ephemeris IAU-MPC NSES
- Mean orbital parameters NASA JPL
External links[]
- Ananke group
- Moons of Jupiter
- Irregular satellites
- Discoveries by Scott S. Sheppard
- Astronomical objects discovered in 2000