Kalyke (moon)

Kalyke (pron-en|ˈkælɨki "KAL-ə-kee," or as in Greek "Καλύκη)," also known as nowrap|Jupiter XXIII, 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, et al. in 2000, and given the temporary designation nowrap|S/2000 J 2. [ [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/07500/07555.html IAUC 7555: "Satellites of Jupiter"] 2001 January 5 (discovery)] [ [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K01/K01A28.html 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)]

Kalyke is about 5.2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,181 Mm in 721.021 days, at an inclination of 166° to the ecliptic (165° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.2140.

It was named in October 2002 after the Greek mythological figure Kalyke or Calyce. [ [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/07900/07998.html IAUC 7998: "Satellites of Jupiter"] 2002 October 22 (naming the moon)] .

It 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°.

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