Kallichore is a small irregular moon of Jupiter, around two kilometres across, belonging to the Carme group, a family of retrograde moons. Its orbit lies far from the planet and runs against the direction of the planet's rotation. Like the others in the group, it is believed to be a fragment of a larger body captured by Jupiter in the early history of the Solar System. It was found in a survey of the outer moons made by astronomers at the University of Hawaii. Its name comes from Greek mythology, and as a retrograde moon it ends with e.
Before and after
- 5 February 2003Discovery of Eupheme
- 5 February 2003Discovery of Jupiter LXXIII
- 5 February 2003Discovery of S/2003 J 4
- 6 February 2003Discovery of Helike
- 6 February 2003Discovery of Kallichore
- 6 February 2003Discovery of S/2003 J 18
- 6 February 2003Discovery of S/2003 J 10
- 6 February 2003Discovery of S/2003 J 9
- 6 February 2003Discovery of Eirene
More in Universe & space
- 16 February 1948Discovery of Miranda
- 5 September 1977Launch of Voyager 1
- 4 March 1979Discovery of Metis
- 24 April 1990Launch of Hubble Space Telescope
- 10 April 2019The first image of a black hole
- 25 December 2021Launch of James Webb Space Telescope
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