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 AU (22,579,850 km)
Eccentricity	0.2294925
Orbital period (sidereal)	–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°
Argument of perihelion	133.45035°
Satellite of	Jupiter
Group	Carme group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	46.7±0.9 km
Mass	8.69×1016 kg (calculated)
Mean density	1.63 g/cm3 (assumed)
Synodic rotation period	10.40±0.05 h
Albedo	0.035±0.006
Spectral type	D
Apparent magnitude	18.9
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.5

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.

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