What is Kallichore (moon)?
'''Kallichore''' or '''{{nowrap|Jupiter XLIV}}''', is a [[Satellite (natural)|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 2003. It got the designation '''{{nowrap|S/2003 J 11}}'''.<ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/08000/08089.html IAUC 8089: ''Satellites of Jupiter''] 2003 March 7 (discovery)</ref><ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K03/K03E29.html MPEC 2003-E29: ''S/2003 J 9, 2003 J 10, 2003 J 11, 2003 J 12; S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 6''] 2003 April 3 (discovery and ephemeris)</ref> Kallichore is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,112,000&nbsp;km in 717.806 days, at an [[inclination]] of 165° to the [[ecliptic]] (164° to Jupiter's equator), with an [[orbital eccentricity]] of 0.2042. It was named in March 2005 after the nymph [[Kallichore (mythology)|Kallichore]].<ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/08500/08502.html IAUC 8502: ''Satellites of Jupiter''] 2005 March 30 (naming the moon)</ref> Kallichore belongs to the [[Carme group]], made up of non-[[Sphere|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}} <br />{{Moons of Jupiter}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Jupiter's moons]]