Kalyke

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Kalyke
Kalyke-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg
Kalyke from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
Designation
Name Kalyke
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 24176618171.2134 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.174156771541914
Inclination (i) 166.421608619184°
(2.90460501687013 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 62.9685753507477°
(1.09900896516069 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 317.756404412319°
(5.54589547629361 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 439.066585606953°
(7.66315755433087 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 2610 m
Mass 3.964×1015 kg
SidRotPeriod 64193472 sec (2.034 years)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Kalyke.cfg (outerplanets-050125.zip)

Kalyke (Jupiter XVIII S/1999 J 2) is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. Discovered by Scott Sheppard and his team on 23 November 2000 at the Mauna Kea Observatory, it was named after Calyce.

Kalyke in Orbiter

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

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Kalyke
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
The Outer Planets 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1

See also

Kalyke at Wikipedia

Gallery

  • Kalyke from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Animation of Kalyke images by David Hewitt in December 2001
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