What is Iocaste?
Q: What is Iocaste?
A: Iocaste is a moon of Jupiter.
Q: Who discovered Iocaste and when?
A: Iocaste was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000.
Q: What is the average distance at which Iocaste orbits Jupiter?
A: Iocaste orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 20,723,000 km.
Q: What is the name of the group that Iocaste belongs to and what is it believed to be?
A: Iocaste belongs to the Ananke group, which is believed to be the remnants of a break-up of a captured asteroid.
Q: How long does it take for Iocaste to orbit Jupiter?
A: It takes Iocaste 609.427 days to orbit Jupiter.
Q: Why was Iocaste named after Jocasta?
A: Iocaste was named after Jocasta, the mother/wife of Oedipus in Greek mythology.
Q: What is the size of Iocaste and what does it look like?
A: Iocaste is about 5 kilometres in diameter and appears grey, similar to C-type asteroids.
