AI overview
Taygete is one of Jupiter's many moons, a small celestial body that orbits the giant planet. It matters to astronomers studying Jupiter's system and the broader structure of our solar system, as mapping and understanding all of Jupiter's moons helps reveal how planetary systems form and evolve.
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Key facts
- Discovered by
- Scott S. Sheppard , David C. Jewitt , Yanga R. Fernandez , Eugene A. Magnier
- Discovery site
- Mauna Kea Observatory
- Discovery date
- 25 November 2000
- Designation
- Jupiter XX
- Pronunciation
- / t eɪ ˈ ɪ dʒ ə t iː /
- Named after
- Τᾱϋγέτη Tāÿgetē
- Alternative names
- S/2000 J 9
- Adjectives
- Taygetean / ˌ t eɪ ə dʒ ə ˈ t iː ə n /
- Observation arc
- 25 years, 2025-12-21 (last obs)
- Semi major axis
- 0.1507123 AU (22,546,240 km)
- Orbital period sidereal
- –691.62 d
- Mean anomaly
- 150.90619 °
Article
Taygete /teɪˈɪdʒətiː/, also known as Jupiter XX, is a little retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter.
Discovery and naming