Carme group

This diagram illustrates the largest irregular satellites of Jupiter. The location of the Carme group is illustrated by Carme's presence in the lower middle. An object's position on the horizontal axis indicates its distance from Jupiter. The vertical axis indicates its inclination. Eccentricity is indicated by yellow bars illustrating the object's maximum and minimum distances from Jupiter. Circles illustrate an object's size in comparison to the others.

The Carme group is a group of retrograde irregular satellites of Jupiter that follow similar orbits to Carme and are thought to have a common origin.

Their semi-major axes (distances from Jupiter) range between 22.7 and 23.6 Gm, their orbital inclinations between 164.4° and 164.9°, and their orbital eccentricities between 0.25 and 0.28 (with one exception).

The Carme group members are:[1][2]

This diagram compares the orbital elements and relative sizes of the core members of the Carme group. The horizontal axis illustrates their average distance from Jupiter, the vertical axis their orbital inclination, and the circles their relative sizes.
Name Diameter
(km)[3]		 Period
(days)[4][a]		 Notes
Carme 46 –734.19 largest member and group prototype
Taygete 5 –732.45
Chaldene 4 –723.71
Kalyke 5 –742.02 substantially redder than the others
Erinome 3 –728.48
Isonoe 4 –726.27
Aitne 3 –730.10
Kale 2 –729.64
Pasithee 2 –719.47
Arche 3 –731.88
Kallichore 2 –728.26
Eukelade 4 –730.30
Herse 2 –734.52
S/2010 J 1 2 –736.51
Eirene 4 –729.84
S/2003 J 19 2 –734.78
S/2017 J 2 2 –724.71
S/2017 J 5 2 –737.28
S/2017 J 8 1 –719.76
S/2011 J 1 2 –733.21
S/2003 J 9 1 –736.86
S/2003 J 10 2 –755.43
S/2003 J 24 2 –721.60
S/2016 J 3 2 –713.64
S/2018 J 3 1 –747.02
S/2021 J 4 1 –728.28
S/2021 J 5 2 –747.74
S/2021 J 6 1 –720.97
S/2022 J 1 2 –738.33
S/2022 J 2 1 –781.56

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) reserves names ending in -e for all retrograde moons.

  1. ^ Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Carolyn Porco Jupiter's outer satellites and Trojans, In: Jupiter. The planet, satellites and magnetosphere. Edited by Fran Bagenal, Timothy E. Dowling, William B. McKinnon. Cambridge planetary science, Vol. 1, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-81808-7, 2004, p. 263 – 280 Full text(pdf). Archived June 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ David Nesvorný, Cristian Beaugé, and Luke Dones. Collisional Origin of Families of Irregular Satellites, The Astronomical Journal, 127 (2004), pp. 1768–1783 Full text.
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