Megaclite

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Megaclite
Megaclite-outerplanets050125zip-Orbiter2005P1.jpg
Megaclite from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
Designation
Name Megaclite
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 23573859889.6518 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.364622691074446
Inclination (i) 148.08381946034°
(2.58455021851178 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 312.34836591557°
(5.45150739845072 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 628.602266539543°
(10.971179236614 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 630.972513956007°
(11.0125478581182 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 2690 m
Mass 3.998×1015 kg
SidRotPeriod 65043648 sec (2.061 years)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliquity 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Megaclite.cfg (outerplanets-050125.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

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 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1

See also

Megaclite at Wikipedia

Gallery

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