Chaldene

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Chaldene is a small, irregularly shaped outer moon of Jupiter that belongs to the Carme group of retrograde satellites.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chaldene canonical 1
Chaldene (mythology) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Carme group member
moon of Jupiter
natural satellite
outer moon
retrograde satellite
absoluteMagnitude ~16.0
albedo ~0.04
belongsToDynamicalClass Jovian retrograde irregulars
belongsToGroup Carme group
belongsToPlanetarySystem Jupiter system
Solar System
celestialBodyType Jovian irregular satellite
color dark
discoveredBy David C. Jewitt
Jan T. Kleyna
Scott S. Sheppard
Yanga R. Fernandez
linked to: Yanga R. Fernández
discoveryDate 2000-11-23
discoveryMethod ground-based telescope observations
discoverySite Mauna Kea Observatory
discoveryYear 2000
distanceFromSun ~5.2 AU (via Jupiter’s orbit)
groupCharacteristic likely common origin with other Carme-group moons
shares similar orbital elements with Carme group
hasMeanRadius ~2.1 km
hasOrbitalMotion around Jupiter’s barycenter with its moons
hasStatus confirmed satellite of Jupiter
meanDiameter ~4.2 km
namedAfter Chaldene (mythology)
linked to: Chaldene

one of the Muses or Charites associated with Zeus
namingAuthority International Astronomical Union
orbitalDirection retrograde
orbitalEccentricity ~0.25
orbitalInclination ~167° to the ecliptic
orbitalPeriod ~759 days
orbits Jupiter
parentPlanet Jupiter
provisionalDesignation S/2000 J10
rotationState likely tidally un-synchronized
semiMajorAxis ~23,000,000 km
shape irregular
spectralType D-type (assumed, Carme-group-like)
surfaceComposition likely dark, carbon-rich material

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chaldene namedAfter Chaldene (mythology)
linked to: Chaldene