Taygete (moon)

Taygete
Provisional or systematic name	S / 2000 J 9
Central body	Jupiter
Properties of the orbit
Major semi-axis	23,360,000 km
Periapsis	17,473,300 km
Apoapsis	29,246,700 km
eccentricity	0.252
Orbit inclination	165.2 °
Orbital time	732.2 d
Mean orbital velocity	2.32 km / s
Physical Properties
Albedo	0.04
Apparent brightness	21.9 likes
Medium diameter	5 km
Dimensions	1.6 × 10 14 kg
Acceleration of gravity on the surface	≈ 0 m / s 2
Escape speed	≈ 0 m / s
discovery
Explorer	IFA Hawaii
Date of discovery	November 25, 2000

Taygete (Jupiter Moon XX) is one of the smaller outer moons of the planet Jupiter .

discovery

Taygete was discovered by astronomers at the University of Hawaii on November 25, 2000 . It was initially given the provisional designation S / 2000 J 9.

The moon was named after Taygete , one of the Pleiades and lover of Zeus from Greek mythology .

Orbit data

Taygete orbits Jupiter at a mean distance of 23,360,000 km in 732 days and 5 hours. The track has an eccentricity of 0.252. With an inclination of 165.2 ° the orbit is retrograde, that is, the moon moves around the planet against the direction of rotation of Jupiter.

Due to its orbital properties, Taygete is assigned to the Carme group , named after the Jupiter moon Carme .

Physical data

Taygete has a diameter of about 5 km. Its density is estimated at 2.6 g / cm³. It is probably made up mainly of silicate rock. Taygete has a very dark surface with an albedo of 0.04, i.e. that is, only 4% of the incident sunlight is reflected. Its apparent brightness is 21.9 ^m .

Web links

• IAUC 7555: Satellites of Jupiter January 5, 2001 (discovery)
• MPEC 2001-A29: S / 2000 J 7, S / 2000 J 8, S / 2000 J 9, S / 2000 J 10, S / 2000 J 11 January 5, 2001 (discovery)
• MPEC 2001-T59: S / 2000 J 8, S / 2000 J 9, S / 2000 J 10 October 15, 2001 (rediscovery)
• IAUC 7998: Satellites of Jupiter October 22, 2002 (numbering and naming)

before	Jupiter moons	after that
Megaclite	Taygete	Chaldene