Carpo (moon)

Carpo
Discovery
Discovered by	Scott S. Sheppard et al.
Discovery date	2003
Orbital characteristics
Mean orbit radius	17.145 million km
Eccentricity	0.2736
Orbital period	458.625 days
Inclination	56° to the ecliptic
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	~1.5km

Carpo or Jupiter XLVI, is a moon of Jupiter. It was found by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003, and was designated as S/2003 J 20^[1]^[2] until it got its name in early 2005.^[3]

Carpo is about 3 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 17,145,000 km in 458.625 days, at an inclination of 56° to the ecliptic (55° to Jupiter's equator), and with an orbital eccentricity of 0.2736.

It was named in March 2005 after Carpo, one of the Horae, and a daughter of Zeus (Jupiter).

References[change | change source]

↑ IAUC 8125: S/2003 J 19 and S/2003 J 20 2003 April 30 (discovery)
↑ MPEC 2003-G67: S/2003 J 20 2003 April 14 (discovery and ephemeris)
↑ IAUC 8502: Satellites of Jupiter 2005 March 30 (naming the moon)

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[1] IAUC 8125: S/2003 J 19 and S/2003 J 20 2003 April 30 (discovery)

[2] MPEC 2003-G67: S/2003 J 20 2003 April 14 (discovery and ephemeris)

[3] IAUC 8502: Satellites of Jupiter 2005 March 30 (naming the moon)

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v t e Moons of Jupiter
Listed in increasing approximate distance from Jupiter
Inner moons (4)	Metis Adrastea Amalthea Thebe
Galilean moons (4)	Io Europa Ganymede Callisto
Themisto group (1)	Themisto
Himalia group (9)	Leda Ersa S/2018 J 2 Himalia Pandia Lysithea Elara S/2011 J 3 Dia
Carpo group (2)	S/2018 J 4 Carpo
Valetudo group (1)	Valetudo
Ananke group (26)	Euporie Jupiter LV Eupheme S/2021 J 3 Jupiter LII Jupiter LIV Mneme Euanthe S/2003 J 16 Harpalyke Orthosie S/2022 J 3 Helike S/2021 J 2 Praxidike Jupiter LXIV S/2021 J 1 S/2003 J 12 Jupiter LXVIII Thelxinoe Thyone S/2003 J 2 Ananke Iocaste Hermippe Jupiter LXX
Carme group (30)	S/2022 J 1 S/2022 J 2 S/2016 J 3 Pasithee Jupiter LXIX S/2021 J 6 S/2003 J 24 Chaldene Jupiter LXIII Isonoe S/2021 J 4 Kallichore Erinome Kale Eirene Aitne Eukelade Arche Taygete Jupiter LXXII Carme Herse Jupiter LXI Jupiter LI S/2003 J 9 Jupiter LXVI Kalyke S/2018 J 3 S/2021 J 5 S/2003 J 10
Pasiphaë group (18)	Philophrosyne Eurydome Jupiter LVI S/2003 J 4 S/2016 J 4 Jupiter LXVII Hegemone Pasiphaë Sponde Megaclite Cyllene Sinope Jupiter LIX Aoede Autonoe Callirrhoe S/2003 J 23 Kore
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