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Isonoe

Jupiter XXVI

Proper NameIsonoe
DesignationJupiter XXVI
Primary PlanetJupiter
Family / ClassCarme group
Orbital Period1 year, 323 days (retrograde)
Distance from JupiterSemi-Major Axis: 22,981,000 km (0.15 AU)
Periapsis: 17,259,000 km (0.12 AU)
Apoapsis: 28,704,000 km (0.19 AU)
Eccentricity0.2490
Rotation PeriodNot known
Mean Diameter4 km
2.5 miles
NotesA small outer moon of Jupiter that forms part of the Carme group of satellites. This group of approximately thirty irregular retrogade moons, named for their largest member Carme, are thought to represent fragments of an object captured and torn apart by Jupiter's extreme gravitational forces.

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