Iocaste (moon)
Iocaste imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in December 2001 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard David C. Jewitt Yanga R. Fernandez Eugene A. Magnier |
| Discovery site | Mauna Kea Observatory |
| Discovery date | 23 November 2000 |
| Designations | |
Designation | Jupiter XXIV |
| Pronunciation | /aɪoʊˈkæstiː/ |
Named after | Ιοκάστη Iokástē or Jocasta |
| S/2000 J 3 | |
| Adjectives | Iocastean /ˌaɪoʊkæˈstiːən/ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 17 December 2020 (JD 2459200.5) | |
| Observation arc | 24 years 2024-12-03 (last obs) |
| 0.1432617 AU (21,431,650 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3294908 |
| –640.97 d | |
| 289.50565° | |
| 0° 33m 41.927s / day | |
| Inclination | 149.42446° (to ecliptic) |
| 343.53045° | |
| 110.27239° | |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Ananke group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 5 km | |
| Albedo | 0.04 (assumed) |
Spectral type | C |
| 21,8 | |
| 15,5 | |
Iocaste, also known as Jupiter XXIV, is a little retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter.