Carpo (moon)
Carpo or Jupiter XLVI, is a moon of Jupiter. It was found by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003, and was designated as S/2003 J 20[1][2] until it got its name in early 2005.[3]
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard et al. |
| Discovery date | 2003 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
Mean orbit radius | 17.145 million km |
| Eccentricity | 0.2736 |
| 458.625 days | |
| Inclination | 56° to the ecliptic |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | ~1.5km |
Carpo is about 3 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 17,145,000 km in 458.625 days, at an inclination of 56° to the ecliptic (55° to Jupiter's equator), and with an orbital eccentricity of 0.2736.
It was named in March 2005 after Carpo, one of the Horae, and a daughter of Zeus (Jupiter).
References
- ↑ IAUC 8125: S/2003 J 19 and S/2003 J 20 2003 April 30 (discovery)
- ↑ MPEC 2003-G67: S/2003 J 20 2003 April 14 (discovery and ephemeris)
- ↑ IAUC 8502: Satellites of Jupiter 2005 March 30 (naming the moon)
