Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard et al. |
Discovery site | Mauna Kea Obs. |
Discovery date | 6 February 2003 |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 9 August 2022 (JD 2459800.5) | |
Observation arc | 18.68 yr (6,822 days) |
0.1527889 AU (22,857,000 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.1527889 |
–1.93 yr (–705.96 d) | |
279.42900° | |
0° 30m 35.79s / day | |
Inclination | 162.99423° (to ecliptic) |
255.22186° | |
302.24985° | |
Satellite of | Jupiter |
Group | Carme group |
Physical characteristics | |
≈2 km[3] | |
Albedo | 0.04 (assumed)[3] |
23.6[3] | |
16.9[2] | |
S/2003 J 10 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 et al. in 2003.[4][1]
S/2003 J 10 is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,857,000 km in approximately 706 days, at an inclination of 163° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.34.
It belongs to the Carme group.[3]
This moon was considered lost[5][6] until its recovery was announced on 12 October 2022.[2]
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