Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard David C. Jewitt Yanga R. Fernandez Eugene A. Magnier |
Discovery site | Mauna Kea Observatory |
Discovery date | 23 November 2000 |
Designations | |
Designation | Jupiter XXII |
Pronunciation | /hɑːrˈpæləkiː/[2] |
Named after | Ἁρπαλύκη Harpălykē |
S/2000 J 5 | |
Adjectives | Harpalykean /hɑːrpələˈkiːən/ |
Orbital characteristics [3] | |
Epoch 17 December 2020 (JD 2459200.5) | |
Observation arc | 17.39 yr (6,350 days) |
0.1422492 AU (21,280,180 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.1602677 |
–634.19 d | |
321.08380° | |
0° 34m 3.555s / day | |
Inclination | 148.29788° (to ecliptic) |
92.54746° | |
193.28018° | |
Satellite of | Jupiter |
Group | Ananke group |
Physical characteristics[4] | |
4 km | |
Albedo | 0.04 (assumed) |
22.2[5] | |
15.9[3] | |
Harpalyke /hɑːrˈpæləkiː/, also known as Jupiter XXII, 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 5.[6][1] In August 2003, the moon was named[7] after Harpalyke, the incestuous daughter of Clymenus, who in some accounts was also a lover of Zeus (Jupiter).
Harpalyke belongs to the Ananke group, believed to be the remnants of a break-up of a captured heliocentric asteroid.[8][9] It is about 4 kilometres in diameter[10] and appears grey (color index R-V=0.43), similar to C-type asteroids.[11] The satellite orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 21,064,000 km in 634.19 days, at an inclination of 147° to the ecliptic (147° to Jupiter's equator) with an eccentricity of 0.2441.
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