Taygete (moon)

Taygete
Discovery
Discovered by	Scott S. Sheppard
Discovery date	2000
Designations
Designation	Jupiter XX
Pronunciation	/teɪˈɪdʒɪtiː/[1][2]
Named after	Τᾱϋγέτη Tāÿgetē
Alternative names	S/2000 J 9
Adjectives	Taygetean /ˌteɪədʒɪˈtiːən/[3]
Orbital characteristics [4]
Semi-major axis	23360000 km
Eccentricity	0.252
Orbital period	−732.2 days
Mean anomaly	317.9°
Inclination	165.2°
Longitude of ascending node	313.3°
Argument of perihelion	241.1°
Satellite of	Jupiter
Group	Carme group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	5 km
Apparent magnitude	21.9

Taygete /teɪˈɪdʒɪtiː/, also known as Jupiter XX, 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, et al. in 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 J 9.[5][6][7]

Taygete is about 5 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,439,000 km in 686.675 days, at an inclination of 165° to the ecliptic (163° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.3678.

It was named in October 2002[8] after Taygete, one of the Pleiades, daughter of the Titan Atlas and mother of Lacedaemon by Zeus (Jupiter).

It 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

Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
"Taygete". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House.
There is also 'Taygetian', but that's for Taygetus.
S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
IAUC 7555: Satellites of Jupiter Archived 2002-09-16 at the Wayback Machine 2001 January 5 (discovery)
MPEC 2001-A29: S/2000 J 7, S/2000 J 8, S/2000 J 9, S/2000 J 10, S/2000 J 11 2001 January 15 (discovery and ephemeris)
MPEC 2001-T59: S/2000 J 8, S/2000 J 9, S/2000 J 10 2001 October 15 (revised ephemeris)
IAUC 7998: Satellites of Jupiter 2002 October 22 (naming the moon)

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[1] Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language

[2] "Taygete". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House.

[3] There is also 'Taygetian', but that's for Taygetus.

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

[5] IAUC 7555: Satellites of Jupiter Archived 2002-09-16 at the Wayback Machine 2001 January 5 (discovery)

[6] MPEC 2001-A29: S/2000 J 7, S/2000 J 8, S/2000 J 9, S/2000 J 10, S/2000 J 11 2001 January 15 (discovery and ephemeris)

[7] MPEC 2001-T59: S/2000 J 8, S/2000 J 9, S/2000 J 10 2001 October 15 (revised ephemeris)

[8] IAUC 7998: Satellites of Jupiter 2002 October 22 (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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