Kallichore (moon)

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Kallichore (kə-lik'-ə-ree, IPA: /kəˈlɪkəri/; Greek Καλλιχόρη), or Jupiter XLIV, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard, et al. in 2003. It received the temporary designation S/2003 J 11.^[1]^[2]

Kallichore is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,112 Mm in 717.806 days, at an inclination of 165° to the ecliptic (164° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.2042.

It was named in March 2005 after the nymph Kallichore.^[3]

Kallichore belongs to the Carme group, made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°.

References

^ IAUC 8089: Satellites of Jupiter 2003 March 7 (discovery)
^ MPEC 2003-E29: S/2003 J 9, 2003 J 10, 2003 J 11, 2003 J 12; S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 6 2003 April 3 (discovery and ephemeris)
^ IAUC 8502: Satellites of Jupiter 2005 March 30 (naming the moon)

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Moons of Jupiter

Listed in increasing distance from Jupiter. Temporary names in italics.

Inner moons

Metis · Adrastea · Amalthea · Thebe

Galilean moons

Io · Europa · Ganymede · Callisto

Themisto

Himalia group

Leda · Himalia · Lysithea · Elara · S/2000 J 11

Carpo · S/2003 J 12

Ananke group

core	Ananke · Praxidike · Harpalyke · Iocaste · Euanthe · Thyone
peripheral	Euporie · S/2003 J 3 · S/2003 J 18 · Thelxinoe · Helike · Orthosie · S/2003 J 16 · Hermippe · Mneme · S/2003 J 15

Carme group

S/2003 J 17 · S/2003 J 10 · Pasithee · Chaldene · Arche · Isonoe · Erinome · Kale · Aitne · Taygete · S/2003 J 9 · Carme · S/2003 J 5 · S/2003 J 19 · Kalyke · Eukelade · Kallichore

Pasiphaë group