S/2000 J 11

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

S/2000 J 11 is the outermost prograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2000.

S/2000 J 11 is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 12.555 Gm (million km) in 287 days, at an inclination of 28° (to Jupiter's equator), and with an eccentricity of 0.248. ^[1]

The satellite, has been initially included in the Himalia group.^[2] However, its orbit is not known with adequate precision and the mean orbital elements have not been calculated.

[edit] See also

• irregular satellites

[edit] External links

• David Jewitt pages
• Scott Sheppard pages

[edit] References

1. ^ Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Carolyn Porco Jupiter's outer satellites and Trojans, In: Jupiter. The planet, satellites and magnetosphere. Edited by Fran Bagenal, Timothy E. Dowling, William B. McKinnon. Cambridge planetary science, Vol. 1, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-81808-7, 2004, p. 263 - 280 Full text(pdf).
2. ^ Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt An abundant population of small irregular satellites around Jupiter, Nature, 423 (May 2003), pp.261-263 (pdf).

• Ephemeris (IUA)[1]
• Mean orbital parameters (NASA)[2]

... | Elara | S/2000 J 11 | Carpo | ...