Carpo
Carpo (Natural satellite). See its size, orbit and live position on a 3D map of the Solar System. Carpo, also Jupiter XLVI, is a small outer natural satellite of Jupiter.
Carpo, also Jupiter XLVI, is a small outer natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003, and was provisionally designated as S/2003 J 20 until it received its name in early 2005. It was named in March 2005 after Ancient Greek deity Carpo, one of the Horae, and a daughter of Zeus (Jupiter).
- Type: Natural satellite
- Orbiting: Jupiter
- Orbital period: 454.4 days