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Praxidike

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Praxidike
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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, ...

Taygete = S/2000 J 9 Jupiter XXI Chaldene = S/2000 J 10 Jupiter XXII Harpalyke = S/2000 J 5 Jupiter XXIII Kalyke = S/2000 J 2 Jupiter XXIV Iocaste = S/2000 J 3 Jupiter XXV Erinome = S/2000 J 4 Jupiter XXVI Isonoe = S/2000 J 6 Jupiter XXVII Praxidike ...

See also: Jupiter, Satellite, Iocaste, Harpalyke, Orbit