Iocaste (moon)

Iocaste
Iocaste imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in December 2001
Discovery
Discovered byScott S. Sheppard
David C. Jewitt
Yanga R. Fernandez
Eugene A. Magnier
Discovery siteMauna Kea Observatory
Discovery date23 November 2000
Designations
Designation
Jupiter XXIV
Pronunciation/ˈkæst/
Named after
Ιοκάστη Iokástē or Jocasta
S/2000 J 3
AdjectivesIocastean /ˌkæˈstən/
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 17 December 2020 (JD 2459200.5)
Observation arc24 years
2024-12-03 (last obs)
0.1432617 AU (21,431,650 km)
Eccentricity0.3294908
–640.97 d
289.50565°
0° 33m 41.927s / day
Inclination149.42446° (to ecliptic)
343.53045°
110.27239°
Satellite ofJupiter
GroupAnanke group
Physical characteristics
5 km
Albedo0.04 (assumed)
Spectral type
C
21,8
15,5

Iocaste, also known as Jupiter XXIV, is a little retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter.