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Megaclite

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Also known as Jupiter XIX, S/2000 J 8

satellite naturale di Giove

AI overview

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
irregular moon
Parent body
Jupiter
Mass
210
Image
Megaclite-Jewitt-CFHT-annotated.gif
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time of discovery or invention
2000-11-25
discoverer or inventor
Yanga R. Fernández
provisional designation
S/2000 J 8
albedo
0.04
orbital eccentricity
0.421
semi-major axis of an orbit
24687260
apparent magnitude
21.7
Commons category
Megaclite
Sources (4)

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Article · Italiano

Megaclite è un satellite naturale minore del pianeta Giove. Il corpo è stato scoperto nel novembre 2000 da una squadra di astronomi dell'Università delle Hawaii guidata da Scott Sheppard e composta, fra gli altri, da David Jewitt, Yanga Fernández ed . L'Unione Astronomica Internazionale ha attribuito al satellite il nome di , una delle numerose amanti di Zeus secondo la mitologia greca. Il corpo era in precedenza noto con la designazione provvisoria S/2000 J 8.

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