Isonoe (moon)

Isonoe
Isonoe 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 XXVI
Pronunciation/ˈsɒn./
Named after
Ισονόη Isonoē
S/2000 J 6
AdjectivesIsonoean /ˌsənˈən/
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Observation arc17.46 yr (6,379 days)
0.1559024 AU (23,322,670 km)
Eccentricity0.2263119
–688.61 d
148.53423°
0° 31m 36.216s / day
Inclination164.45891° (to ecliptic)
203.99552°
219.75296°
Satellite ofJupiter
GroupCarme group
Physical characteristics[3]
4 km
Albedo0.04 (assumed)
Spectral type
B–V = 0.78 ± 0.05, V–R = 0.53 ± 0.04[4]
22.5[5]
16.0[2]

Isonoe /ˈsɒn./, also known as Jupiter XXVI, 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 6.[6][1]

Isonoe is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,833,000 km in 688.61 days, at an inclination of 166° to the ecliptic (169° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.166.

It was named in October 2002 after Isonoe, one of the Danaïdes in Greek mythology, and a lover of Zeus (Jupiter).[7]

Isonoe 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°.

  1. ^ a b MPEC 2001-A28: S/2000 J 2, S/2000 J 3, S/2000 J 4, S/2000 J 5, S/2000 J 6 2001 January 5 (discovery and ephemeris)
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference MPC115890 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference jpl-phys was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference GraykowskiJewitt2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference SheppardMoons was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ IAUC 7555: Satellites of Jupiter Archived 2002-09-16 at the Wayback Machine 2001 January 5 (discovery)
  7. ^ IAUC 7998: Satellites of Jupiter 2002 October 22 (naming the moon)