Carme (moon)

Carme
	Carme photographed by the Haute-Provence Observatory in December 1998
Discovery
Discovered by	Seth B. Nicholson
Discovery site	Mt. Wilson Observatory
Discovery date	30 July 1938
Designations
Designation	Jupiter XI
Pronunciation	/ˈkɑːrmiː/
Named after	Κάρμη Karmē
Adjectives	Carmean /kɑːrˈmiːən/
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 17 December 2020 (JD 2459200.5)
Observation arc	82.02 yr (29,958 days)
Semi-major axis	0.1509370 astronomical unit\|AU (22,579,850 km)
Eccentricity	0.2294925
Orbital period	–693.17 d
Mean anomaly	17.48241°
Mean motion	0° 31m 9.68s / day
Inclination	163.53496° (to ecliptic)
Longitude of ascending node	209.94088°
\|{{{apsis}}}\|helion}}	133.45035°
Satellite of	Jupiter
Group	Carme group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	46.7±0.9 km
Rotation period	10.40±0.05 h
Albedo	0.035±0.006
Spectral type	D
Apparent magnitude	18.9
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.5

Short description: Moon of Jupiter

Carme /ˈkɑːrmiː/ is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Seth Barnes Nicholson at Mount Wilson Observatory in California in July 1938.^[1] It is named after the mythological Carme, mother by Zeus of Britomartis, a Cretan goddess.

History

Carme observed by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft in 2014

Carme did not receive its present name until 1975;^[9] before then, it was simply known as Jupiter XI. It was sometimes called "Pan"^[10] between 1955 and 1975 (Pan is now the name of a satellite of Saturn).

It gives its name to the Carme group, made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°. Its orbital elements are as of January 2000.^[11] They are continuously changing due to solar and planetary perturbations.

Properties

With a diameter of 46.7±0.9 km, it is the largest member of the Carme group and the fourth largest irregular moon of Jupiter.^[6] It is light red in color (B−V=0.76, V−R=0.47), similar to D-type asteroids and consistent with Taygete, but not Kalyke.^[12]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nicholson, S. B. (1938). "Two New Satellites of Jupiter". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 50 (297): 292–293. doi:10.1086/124963. Bibcode: 1938PASP...50..292N. http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/PASP./0050//0000292.000.html.
↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
↑ "Carme". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/Carme.
↑ Yenne (1987) The Atlas of the Solar System
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "M.P.C. 127087". Minor Planet Circular. Minor Planet Center. 17 November 2019. https://minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/2020/MPC_20201117.pdf.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Grav, T.Expression error: Unrecognized word "etal". (August 2015). "NEOWISE: Observations of the Irregular Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn". The Astrophysical Journal 809 (1): 9. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/809/1/3. 3. Bibcode: 2015ApJ...809....3G. https://authors.library.caltech.edu/61254/1/Grav_2015.pdf.
↑ Luu, Jane (September 1991). "CCD photometry and spectroscopy of the outer Jovian satellites". Astronomical Journal 102: 1213–1225. doi:10.1086/115949. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 1991AJ....102.1213L.
↑ Sheppard, Scott. "Scott S. Sheppard - Jupiter Moons". Department of Terrestrial Magnetism. Carnegie Institution for Science. https://sites.google.com/carnegiescience.edu/sheppard/moons/jupitermoons.
↑ IAUC 2846: Satellites of Jupiter 1974 October 7 (naming the moon)
↑ Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia; Katherine Haramundanis (1970). Introduction to Astronomy. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0-13-478107-4.
↑ Jacobson, R. A. (2000). "The Orbits of Outer Jovian Satellites". Astronomical Journal 120 (5): 2679–2686. doi:10.1086/316817. Bibcode: 2000AJ....120.2679J. https://trs.jpl.nasa.gov/bitstream/2014/15175/1/00-1187.pdf.
↑ Grav, Tommy; Holman, M. J.; Gladman, B. J.; Aksnes, K. (2003). "Photometric survey of the irregular satellites". Icarus 166 (1): 33–45. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2003.07.005. Bibcode: 2003Icar..166...33G.

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[Nicholson1938-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Nicholson, S. B. (1938). "Two New Satellites of Jupiter". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 50 (297): 292–293. doi:10.1086/124963. Bibcode: 1938PASP...50..292N. http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/PASP./0050//0000292.000.html.

[2] Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language

[3] "Carme". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/Carme.

[4] Yenne (1987) The Atlas of the Solar System

[MPC127087-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "M.P.C. 127087". Minor Planet Circular. Minor Planet Center. 17 November 2019. https://minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/2020/MPC_20201117.pdf.

[Grav2015-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Grav, T.Expression error: Unrecognized word "etal". (August 2015). "NEOWISE: Observations of the Irregular Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn". The Astrophysical Journal 809 (1): 9. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/809/1/3. 3. Bibcode: 2015ApJ...809....3G. https://authors.library.caltech.edu/61254/1/Grav_2015.pdf.

[Luu1991-7] Luu, Jane (September 1991). "CCD photometry and spectroscopy of the outer Jovian satellites". Astronomical Journal 102: 1213–1225. doi:10.1086/115949. ISSN 0004-6256. Bibcode: 1991AJ....102.1213L.

[SheppardMoons-8] Sheppard, Scott. "Scott S. Sheppard - Jupiter Moons". Department of Terrestrial Magnetism. Carnegie Institution for Science. https://sites.google.com/carnegiescience.edu/sheppard/moons/jupitermoons.

[9] IAUC 2846: Satellites of Jupiter 1974 October 7 (naming the moon)

[Gaposchkin-10] Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia; Katherine Haramundanis (1970). Introduction to Astronomy. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0-13-478107-4.

[Jacobson2000-11] Jacobson, R. A. (2000). "The Orbits of Outer Jovian Satellites". Astronomical Journal 120 (5): 2679–2686. doi:10.1086/316817. Bibcode: 2000AJ....120.2679J. https://trs.jpl.nasa.gov/bitstream/2014/15175/1/00-1187.pdf.

[Grav2003-12] Grav, Tommy; Holman, M. J.; Gladman, B. J.; Aksnes, K. (2003). "Photometric survey of the irregular satellites". Icarus 166 (1): 33–45. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2003.07.005. Bibcode: 2003Icar..166...33G.

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v t e Moons of Jupiter
Listed in approximately increasing distance from Jupiter. Provisional designations in italics.
Inner moons	Metis Adrastea Amalthea Thebe
Galilean moons	Io Europa Ganymede Callisto
Themisto group	Themisto
Himalia group	Leda Himalia Ersa Pandia Lysithea Elara Dia
Carpo group	Carpo
Valetudo group	Valetudo
Ananke group	S/2003 J 12(?) Euporie Eupheme Jupiter LV Jupiter LII Thelxinoe Euanthe Helike Orthosie Jupiter LXVIII Jupiter LIV Jupiter LXIV Iocaste S/2003 J 16(?) Praxidike Harpalyke Mneme Hermippe Thyone Jupiter LXX Ananke
Carme group	Jupiter LXXII Herse Aitne Kale Taygete Jupiter LXI Chaldene S/2003 J 10(?) Erinome Kallichore Jupiter LXVI Jupiter LXIX Kalyke Carme Jupiter LXIII Pasithee Jupiter LI Eukelade Arche Isonoe S/2003 J 9(?) Eirene
Pasiphae group	Jupiter LXVII Philophrosyne S/2003 J 23(?) Aoede Callirrhoe Eurydome Kore Cyllene Jupiter LVI Jupiter LIX S/2003 J 4(?) Pasiphae Hegemone Sinope Sponde Autonoe Megaclite S/2003 J 2(?)
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Carme (moon)

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