Taygete (moon)
Taygete 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 XX |
| Pronunciation | /teɪˈɪdʒətiː/ |
Named after | Τᾱϋγέτη Tāÿgetē |
| S/2000 J 9 | |
| Adjectives | Taygetean /ˌteɪədʒəˈtiːən/ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Observation arc | 25 years 2025-12-21 (last obs) |
| 0.1507123 AU (22,546,240 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2487538 |
| –691.62 d | |
| 150.90619° | |
| 0° 31m 13.862s / day | |
| Inclination | 165.95236° (to ecliptic) |
| 14.91608° | |
| 283.34358° | |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Carme group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 5 km | |
| Albedo | 0.04 (assumed) |
Spectral type | D |
| 21.9 | |
| 15.5 | |
Taygete /teɪˈɪdʒətiː/, also known as Jupiter XX, is a little retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter.