Kalyke

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Kalyke
Kalyke-outerplanets060929basezip-Orbiter2006P1.jpg
Kalyke from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
Designation
Name Kalyke
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2006.64779710751
Semimajor axis (a) 23453615406.1316 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.278045286382792
Inclination (i) 167.387781556027°
(2.92146791576171 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 68.6775027128804°
(1.1986485443871 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 323.66494171677°
(5.64901890623318 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 666.268236736915°
(11.6285744325162 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 (outer_planets-060929-base.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[edit]

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 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]

Kalyke at Wikipedia

Gallery[edit]

  • Kalyke from outerplanets-050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Kalyke from outer_planets-060929-base.zip in Orbiter 2006P1
  • Animation of Kalyke images by David Hewitt in December 2001
    from Wikimedia Commons
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