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Megaclite
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Megaclite , also known as '''''', is one of Jupiter's smallest and outermost natural satellites.
Megaclite is one of Jupiter's smallest and outermost moons, orbiting far from the giant planet in the outer reaches of its moon system. It represents one of many small celestial bodies that astronomers have discovered around Jupiter, helping us understand the diversity and extent of planetary moon systems.
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Key facts
- Planet.name
- Megaclite
- Planet.image
- Megaclite-Jewitt-CFHT-annotated.gif
- Planet.caption
- Megaclite imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in December 2001
- Planet.adjective
- Megaclitean
- Planet.named_after
- Μεγακλειτή Megaclītē
- Planet.mpc_name
- Jupiter XIX
- Planet.alt_names
- S/2000 J 8
- Planet.discoverer
- Scott S. SheppardDavid C. JewittYanga R. FernandezEugene A. Magnier
- Planet.discovery_site
- Mauna Kea Observatory
- Planet.discovered
- 25 November 2000
- Planet.satellite_of
- Jupiter
- Planet.group
- Pasiphae group
- Planet.epoch
- 2026-01-01
- Planet.observation_arc
- 2025-12-21 (last obs)
- Planet.periapsis
- 13.1 million km
- Planet.apoapsis
- 33.80 million km
- Planet.semimajor
- 23.5 million km
- Planet.eccentricity
- 0.440
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Discovery and Naming
- Orbit
- Physical characteristics
- Origin
- References
Megaclite , also known as '''''', is one of Jupiter's smallest and outermost natural satellites.
==Discovery and Naming== 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 '.
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