Harpalyke (moon) facts for kids

Harpalyke or Jupiter XXII, is a non-spherical moon of Jupiter. It was found by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000, and given the designation S/2000 J 5. In August 2003,the moon was named after Harpalyke, daughter of Klymenos, who was in some accounts a lover of Zeus (Jupiter).

Harpalyke belongs to the Ananke group, believed to be the remnants of a break-up of a captured asteroid. It is about 4 kilometres in diameter and appears grey similar to C-type asteroids. The moon orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 21,064,000 km in 624.542 days, at an inclination of 147° to Jupiter's equator) with an orbital eccentricity of 0.2441.

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In Spanish: Harpálice (satélite) para niños