What is Kalyke (moon)?
'''Kalyke''' or '''{{nowrap|Jupiter XXIII}}''', is a non-[[Sphere|spherical]] moon of [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]. It was found by a team of astronomers from the [[University of Hawaii]] led by [[Scott S. Sheppard]], et al. in [[2000]], and given the designation '''{{nowrap|S/2000 J 2}}'''.<ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/07500/07555.html IAUC 7555: ''Satellites of Jupiter''] [[2001]] [[January 5]] (discovery)</ref><ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K01/K01A28.html MPEC 2001-A28: ''S/2000 J 2, S/2000 J 3, S/2000 J 4, S/2000 J 5, S/2000 J 6''] [[2001]] [[January 5]] (discovery and ephemeris)</ref> Kalyke is about 5.2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,181,000&nbsp;km in 721.021 days, at an [[inclination]] of 166° to the [[ecliptic]] (165° to Jupiter's equator), with an [[orbital eccentricity]] of 0.2140. It was named in October 2002 after the Greek mythological figure Kalyke or [[Calyce (mythology)|Calyce]].<ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/07900/07998.html IAUC 7998: ''Satellites of Jupiter''] [[2002]] [[October 22]] (naming the moon)</ref> It belongs to the [[Carme group]], made up of non-spherical retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23,000,000 and 24,000,000&nbsp;km and at an inclination of about 165°. == References == {{reflist}} {{Moons of Jupiter}} [[Category:Jupiter's moons]]