Megaclite
Megaclite 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 | 25 November 2000 |
| Designations | |
Designation | Jupiter XIX |
| Pronunciation | /mɛɡəˈklaɪtiː/ |
Named after | Μεγακλειτή Megaclītē |
| S/2000 J 8 | |
| Adjectives | Megaclitean /ˌmɛɡəklɪˈtiːən/ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 2026-01-01 | |
| Observation arc | 25 years 2025-12-21 (last obs) |
| Periapsis | 13.1 million km |
| Apoapsis | 33.80 million km |
| 23.5 million km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.440 |
| –734.6 days | |
| 256° | |
| 0° 28m 54.732s / day | |
| Inclination | 147.7° (to ecliptic) |
| 22.8° | |
| 32.4° | |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Pasiphae group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| ≈ 6 km | |
| Albedo | 0.04 (assumed) |
| 21.7 | |
| 15.0 | |
Megaclite /mɛɡəˈklaɪtiː/, also known as Jupiter XIX, is one of Jupiter's smallest and outermost natural satellites.