Kallichore (moon)

Kallichore
Discovery
Discovered by	Scott S. Sheppard
Discovery date	2003
Designations
Designation	Jupiter XLIV
Pronunciation	/kəˈlɪkɒriː/[1]
Named after	Καλλιχόρη Kallichorē
Alternative names	S/2003 J 11
Adjectives	Kallichorean /ˌkælɪkəˈriːən/[2]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Semi-major axis	24043000 km
Eccentricity	0.264
Orbital period	−764.7 days
Mean anomaly	319.4°
Inclination	165.5°
Longitude of ascending node	41.5°
Argument of perihelion	18.5°
Satellite of	Jupiter
Group	Carme group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	2 km
Apparent magnitude	23.7

Kallichore /kəˈlɪkɒriː/, also known as Jupiter XLIV, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard, et al. in 2003. It received the temporary designation S/2003 J 11.[4][5]

Kallichore is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,112,000 km in 717.806 days, at an inclination of 165° to the ecliptic (164° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.2042.

It was named in March 2005 after the nymph Kallichore.[6]

Kallichore belongs to the Carme group, made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°.

References

cf. 'Callichorum' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
As 'Callichorean' in William Robertson (1895) "A Hymn of the Earth" (Victor Hugo), in A Century of French Verse, p. 42
S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
IAUC 8089: Satellites of Jupiter 2003 March 7 (discovery)
MPEC 2003-E29: S/2003 J 9, 2003 J 10, 2003 J 11, 2003 J 12; S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 6 2003 April 3 (discovery and ephemeris)
IAUC 8502: Satellites of Jupiter 2005 March 30 (naming the moon)

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[1] . 'Callichorum' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language

[2] As 'Callichorean' in William Robertson (1895) "A Hymn of the Earth" (Victor Hugo), in A Century of French Verse, p. 42

[3] S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line

[4] IAUC 8089: Satellites of Jupiter 2003 March 7 (discovery)

[5] MPEC 2003-E29: S/2003 J 9, 2003 J 10, 2003 J 11, 2003 J 12; S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 6 2003 April 3 (discovery and ephemeris)

[6] IAUC 8502: Satellites of Jupiter 2005 March 30 (naming the moon)

Moons of Jupiter
Listed in approximately increasing distance from Jupiter. Provisional designations in italics.
Inner moons	Metis Adrastea Amalthea Thebe
Galilean moons	Io Europa Ganymede Callisto
Themisto group	Themisto
Himalia group	Leda Himalia Ersa Pandia Lysithea Elara Dia
Carpo group	Carpo
Valetudo group	Valetudo
Ananke group	S/2003 J 12(?) Euporie Eupheme Jupiter LV Jupiter LII Thelxinoe Euanthe Helike Orthosie Jupiter LXVIII Jupiter LIV Jupiter LXIV Iocaste S/2003 J 16(?) Praxidike Harpalyke Mneme Hermippe Thyone Jupiter LXX Ananke
Carme group	Jupiter LXXII Herse Aitne Kale Taygete Jupiter LXI Chaldene S/2003 J 10(?) Erinome Kallichore Jupiter LXVI Jupiter LXIX Kalyke Carme Jupiter LXIII Pasithee Jupiter LI Eukelade Arche Isonoe S/2003 J 9(?) Eirene
Pasiphae group	Jupiter LXVII Philophrosyne S/2003 J 23(?) Aoede Callirrhoe Eurydome Kore Cyllene Jupiter LVI Jupiter LIX S/2003 J 4(?) Pasiphae Hegemone Sinope Sponde Autonoe Megaclite S/2003 J 2(?)
See also	Rings of Jupiter Jupiter's moons in fiction
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