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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Megaclite from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1'''
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|2005.41409993155
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|23573859889.6518 m
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|22960433014.3103 m
 
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.364622691074446
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|148.08381946034° <br> (2.58455021851178 radian)
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|144.60552403088° <br> (2.52384251091063 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|312.34836591557° <br> (5.45150739845072 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|322.887502362581° <br> (5.635450029768 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|628.602266539543° <br> (10.971179236614 radian)
 
|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|628.602266539543° <br> (10.971179236614 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|630.972513956007° <br> (11.0125478581182 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|654.955305161025° <br> (11.4311265284641 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|3.998×10<sup>15</sup> kg
 
|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|3.998×10<sup>15</sup> kg
 
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|65043648 sec (2.061 years)
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
 
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|0
 
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outer_planets-060929-base.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 060929 Base]||AVSIM||||Rolf Keibel<br>Carl Romanik<br>Tony Dunn||Scenery||30 September 2006||Orbiter 2006-P1||
 
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outerplanets-050125.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 050125]||AVSIM||050125||Rolf Keibel<br>Tony Dunn||Scenery||26 January 2005||Orbiter 2005-P1||
 
|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=outerplanets-050125.zip&Author=&CatID=root The Outer Planets 050125]||AVSIM||050125||Rolf Keibel<br>Tony Dunn||Scenery||26 January 2005||Orbiter 2005-P1||
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Megaclite-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Megaclite from ''outerplanets-050125.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
 
Megaclite-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Megaclite from ''outerplanets-050125.zip'' in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
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Megaclite-Jewitt-CFHT-annotated.gif|<center>Animation of Megaclite images by David Hewitt in December 2001</center>
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Megaclite-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg|<center>Megaclite from ''outerplanets-060929-base.zip'' in Orbiter 2006P1</center>
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Megaclite-Jewitt-CFHT-annotated.gif|<center>Animation of Megaclite images by David Hewitt in December 2001<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
Animation of Megaclite around Jupiter - Polar view.gif|<center>Animation of the orbit of Megaclite, polar view<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
Animation of Megaclite around Jupiter - Polar view.gif|<center>Animation of the orbit of Megaclite, polar view<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
Animation of Megaclite around Jupiter - Equatorial view.gif|<center>Animation of the orbit of Megaclite, equatorial view<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
Animation of Megaclite around Jupiter - Equatorial view.gif|<center>Animation of the orbit of Megaclite, equatorial view<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>

Latest revision as of 02:46, 19 October 2024

Megaclite
Megaclite-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg
Megaclite from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name Megaclite
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006.64779710751
Semimajor axis (a) 22960433014.3103 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.461974819877206
Inclination (i) 144.60552403088°
(2.52384251091063 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 322.887502362581°
(5.635450029768 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 628.602266539543°
(10.971179236614 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 654.955305161025°
(11.4311265284641 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 2690 m
Mass 3.998×1015 kg
SidRotPeriod 65043648 sec (2.0611 years)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Megaclite.cfg (outer_planets-060929-base.zip)

Megaclite (Jupiter XIX S/2000 J 8) is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. Discovered by Scott Sheppard and his team on 25 November 2000 at the Mauna Kea Observatory, it was named after Megaclite, mother of Thebe and Locrus.

Megaclite in Orbiter[edit]

Megaclite was introduced to Orbiter by the add-on outerplanets-050125.zip in January 2005.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Megaclite
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
The Outer Planets 060929 Base AVSIM Rolf Keibel
Carl Romanik
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 30 September 2006 Orbiter 2006-P1
The Outer Planets 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1

See also[edit]

Megaclite at Wikipedia

Gallery[edit]

  • Megaclite from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Megaclite from outerplanets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
  • Animation of Megaclite images by David Hewitt in December 2001
    from Wikimedia Commons
  • Animation of the orbit of Megaclite, polar view
    from Wikimedia Commons
  • Animation of the orbit of Megaclite, equatorial view
    from Wikimedia Commons
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