Harpalyke
Harpalyke 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 XXII
Pronunciation/hɑːrˈpæləkiː/[2]
Named after
Ἁρπαλύκη Harpălykē
S/2000 J 5
AdjectivesHarpalykean /hɑːrpələˈkiːən/
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 17 December 2020 (JD 2459200.5)
Observation arc17.39 yr (6,350 days)
0.1422492 AU (21,280,180 km)
Eccentricity0.1602677
–634.19 d
321.08380°
0° 34m 3.555s / day
Inclination148.29788° (to ecliptic)
92.54746°
193.28018°
Satellite ofJupiter
GroupAnanke group
Physical characteristics[4]
Mean diameter
4 km
Albedo0.04 (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.

References

  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 January 5, 2001 (discovery and ephemeris)
  2. ^ as 'Harpalyce', 'Harpalycus' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  3. ^ a b "M.P.C. 127087" (PDF). Minor Planet Circular. Minor Planet Center. 17 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Planetary Satellite Physical Parameters". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ^ Sheppard, Scott. "Scott S. Sheppard - Jupiter Moons". Department of Terrestrial Magnetism. Carnegie Institution for Science. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ^ IAUC 7555: Satellites of Jupiter 5 January 2001 (discovery)
  7. ^ IAUC 7998: Satellites of Jupiter 22 October 2002 (naming the moon)
  8. ^ Sheppard, S. S.; and Jewitt, D. C.; An Abundant Population of Small Irregular Satellites Around Jupiter, Nature, Vol. 423 (May 2003), pp. 261-263
  9. ^ Nesvorný, D.; Alvarellos, J. L. A.; Dones, L.; and Levison, H. F.; Orbital and Collisional Evolution of the Irregular Satellites Archived 15 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine, The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 126 (2003), pp. 398–429
  10. ^ Sheppard, S. S.; Jewitt, D. C.; and Porco, C. C.; Jupiter's Outer Satellites and Trojans, in Jupiter: The Planet, Satellites and Magnetosphere, edited by Fran Bagenal, Timothy E. Dowling, and William B. McKinnon, Cambridge Planetary Science, Vol. 1, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-81808-7, 2004, pp. 263-280
  11. ^ Grav, T.; Holman, M. J.; Gladman, B. J.; and Aksnes, K.; Photometric Survey of the Irregular Satellites, Icarus, Vol. 166 (2003), pp. 33-45
  2. Ephemeris IAU-MPC NSES
  3. Mean orbital parameters NASA JPL

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