chaldene ( ; greek: Î§Î±Î»Î´Î·Î½Î®), also known as , is a retrograde irregular satellite of jupiter. it was discovered by a team of astronomers from the university of hawaii led by scott s. sheppard, et al., in 2000, and given the temporary designation .iauc 7555: satellites of jupiter 2001 january 5 (discovery)mpec 2001-a29: s/2000 j 7, s/2000 j 8, s/2000 j 9, s/2000 j 10, s/2000 j 11 2001 january 15 (discovery and ephemeris)mpec 2001-t59: s/2000 j 8, s/2000 j 9, s/2000 j 10 2001 october 15 (revised ephemeris) chaldene is about 3.8 kilometres in diameter, and orbits jupiter at an average distance of 22,713 mm in 699.327 days, at an inclination of 167Â° to the ecliptic (169Â° to jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.2916. it was named in october 2002 after chaldene, the mother of solymos by zeus in greek mythology.iauc 7998: satellites of jupiter 2002 october 22 (naming the moon) it belongs 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 165Â°. ==references==   
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