What is Carpo (moon)?
<!-- Scroll down to edit the contents of this page. Additional parameters for this template are available at [[Template:Infobox Planet]]. --> {{Infobox Planet | name = Carpo | bgcolour = #ffc0c0 | discoverer = [[Scott S. Sheppard]] ''et al.'' | discovered = 2003 | mean_orbit_radius = 17.145 million km | period = 458.625 days | inclination = 56° to the [[ecliptic]] | eccentricity = 0.2736 | mean_radius = ~1.5km |image=Carpo.png }} '''Carpo''' or '''{{nowrap|Jupiter XLVI}}''', is a [[List of Jupiter's moons|moon]] of [[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]]. It was found by a team of astronomers from the [[University of Hawaii]] led by [[Scott S. Sheppard]] in 2003, and was designated as '''{{nowrap|S/2003 J 20}}'''<ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/08100/08125.html IAUC 8125: ''S/2003 J 19 and S/2003 J 20''] 2003 April 30 (discovery)</ref><ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/mpec/K03/K03G67.html MPEC 2003-G67: ''S/2003 J 20''] 2003 April 14 (discovery and ephemeris)</ref> until it got its name in early 2005.<ref>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iauc/08500/08502.html IAUC 8502: ''Satellites of Jupiter''] 2005 March 30 (naming the moon)</ref> Carpo is about 3 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 17,145,000&nbsp;km in 458.625 days, at an [[inclination]] of 56° to the [[ecliptic]] (55° to Jupiter's equator), and with an [[orbital eccentricity]] of 0.2736. It was named in March 2005 after [[Carpo]], one of the [[Horae]], and a daughter of [[Zeus]] (Jupiter). == References == {{reflist}} {{Moons of Jupiter}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Jupiter's moons]]