Jupiter LVI
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard |
| Discovery date | 27 September 2011 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
Mean orbit radius | 23 400 981 km[1] |
| Eccentricity | 0.3321 |
| 731.32 days | |
| Inclination | 148.77° |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | ≈ 2 km |
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Jupiter LVI, originally known as S/2011 J 2, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott Sheppard in 2011.[2][3] Images of the newly discovered moon were captured using the Magellan-Baade telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. It is an irregular moon with a retrograde orbit. The discovery of Jupiter LVI brought the Jovian satellite count to 67.[4] It is one of the outer retrograde swarm of objects orbiting Jupiter and belongs to the Pasiphae group.[5]
References
- ↑ MPEC 2017-L10 : S/2011 J 2 2017 Jun. 2 (recovery and ephemeris)
- ↑ MPEC 2012-B97 : S/2011 J 1 AND S/2011 J 2 2012 Jan. 29 (discovery)
- ↑ Jupiter's Known Satellites
- ↑ "New Moons of Jupiter — Astronoo". www.astronoo.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ↑ "Two New Moons Found Orbiting Jupiter". news.nationalgeographic.com. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
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