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Kalyke /ˈkælək/, also known as Jupiter XXIII, 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 2.[5][1]

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Kalyke
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Kalyke imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in December 2001
Discovery[1]
Discovered byScott S. Sheppard
David C. Jewitt
Yanga R. Fernandez
Eugene A. Magnier
Discovery siteMauna Kea Observatory
Discovery date23 November 2000
Designations
Designation
Jupiter XXIII
Pronunciation/ˈkælək/[a]
Named after
Καλύκη Kalykē
S/2000 J 2
AdjectivesKalykean /kæləˈkən/
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Observation arc16.34 yr (5,967 days)
0.1614179 AU (24,147,770 km)
Eccentricity0.3028225
−766.61 d
63.16063°
0° 28m 10.57s / day
Inclination165.93730° (to ecliptic)
132.43876°
323.78885°
Satellite ofJupiter
GroupCarme group
Physical characteristics
6.9±1.3 km[3]
Albedo0.029±0.014[3]
21.8[4]
15.4[2]
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    From infrared thermal measurements by the WISE spacecraft, Kalyke's albedo is measured at 2.9%, corresponding to a diameter of 6.9 kilometres.[3] It orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,181,000 km in 766.61 days, at an inclination of 166° to the ecliptic (165° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.2140.

    It was named in October 2002 after the Greek mythological figure Kalyke or Calyce.[6]

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    Kalyke observed by the WISE spacecraft in 2010

    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°. Kalyke is redder in color (B−V=0.94, V−R=0.70) than other moons of the Carme group, suggesting that it is a captured centaur or TNO, or a remnant of such an object that collided with the Carme group progenitor.[7]

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    Notes

    1. as 'Calyce' in Webster, Noah (1884). A Practical Dictionary of the English Language.

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