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Praxidike
Praxidike
Satellite of Jupiter
Diameter 7 km
Discovery date November 23, 2000
Discovered by David Jewitt

Scott Sheppard
Yanga Fernandez

Praxidike, also known as Jupiter XXVII, 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 in 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 J 7. 

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