Jupiter LI

Jupiter LI
Discovery
Discovered by	Robert A. Jacobson, Marina Brozović, Brett Gladman, and Mike Alexandersen
Discovery date	2010-Sep-07
Designations
Alternative names	S/2010 J 1
Orbital characteristics
Mean orbit radius	23,314,335 km
Eccentricity	0.320
Orbital period	724.34 days
Inclination	163.2°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	~1 km

Jupiter LI, originally known as S/2010 J 1, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by R. Jacobson, M. Brozović, B. Gladman, and M. Alexandersen in 2010.^[1]^[2]^[3] It received its permanent name in March 2015.^[4] It is now known to circle Jupiter at an average distance of 14.57 million miles (23.45 million km), taking 2.02 years to complete an orbit around Jupiter. S/2010 J 1 is about 1.8 miles (3 km) wide.

References

↑ MPEC 2011-L06: S/2010 J 1 and S/2010 J 2 2011 June 1 (discovery)
↑ IAUC 9222
↑ Jupiter's Known Satellites
↑ CBET 4075: 20150307 : SATELLITES OF JUPITER, 7 March 2015.

Moons of Jupiter

Listed in approximately increasing distance from Jupiter. Temporary names in italics.

Inner moons

Galilean moons

Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto

Themisto group

Themisto

Himalia group

Carpo group

Carpo

S/2003 J 12

S/2011 J 1

Ananke group

Core	Ananke Praxidike Harpalyke Iocaste Euanthe Thyone

Peripheral	Euporie S/2003 J 3 S/2003 J 18 Jupiter LII Thelxinoe Helike Orthosie S/2003 J 16 Hermippe Mneme S/2003 J 15

Carme group

Pasiphae group

S/2003 J 2

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, September 23, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.