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Harpalyke
Related Category: Astronomy: General
in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of Jupiter.
28 Nicholson 1914 Iocaste XXIV Jupiter 20216 Sheppard(i) 2000 S/2000 J 3 Harpalyke XXII Jupiter 21132 Sheppard(i) 2000 S/2000 J 5 Praxidike XXVIIJupiter 20964 Sheppard(i) 2000 S/2000 J 7 Taygete XX Jupiter 23312 Sheppard(i) 2000 S/2000 J 9 Chaldene ...
Available photometric studies add further credibility to the common origin thesis: three of the moons of the family (Harpalyke, Praxidike and Iocaste) display similar grey colours (average colour indices: Bâˆ'V = 0.77 and Vâˆ'R = 0.42) while Ananke ...
By the way, the recently proposed new moon names are: Themisto, Iocaste, Harpalyke, Praxidike, Taygete, Chaldene, Kalyke, Callirrhoe, Megaclite, Isonoe, and Erinsome.
Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea, Himalia, Elara, Pasiphae, Sinope, Lysithea, Carme, Ananke, Leda, Metis, Adrastea, Thebe, Callirrhoe, Themisto, Kalyke, Iocaste, Erinome, Harpalyke, Isonoe, Praxidike, Megaclite, Taygete, Chaldene, Autonoe, ...
have been established (Oct 22, 2002): Jupiter XVII Callirrhoe = S/1999 J 1 Jupiter XVIII Themisto = S/1975 J 1 = S/2000 J 1 Jupiter XIX Megaclite = S/2000 J 8 Jupiter XX Taygete = S/2000 J 9 Jupiter XXI Chaldene = S/2000 J 10 Jupiter XXII Harpalyke = ...
 See also: Jupiter, Satellite, Praxidike, Iocaste, Orbit
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