Jupiter LII | |
Discoverer: | Christian Veillet |
Discovered: | 8 September 2010 |
Mpc Name: | Jupiter LII |
Alt Names: | S/2010 J 2 |
Orbit Ref: |  [1] |
Inclination: | 150.4° |
Eccentricity: | 0.307 |
Period: | −588.1 days |
Satellite Of: | Jupiter |
Group: | Ananke group |
Magnitude: | 23.9 |
Mean Diameter: | 1 km |
Jupiter LII, originally known as , is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Christian Veillet in 2010.[2] It received its permanent number in March 2015.[3] It takes 1.69 years to orbit around Jupiter, and its average distance is 21.01 million km. Jupiter LII has a diameter of about 1 kilometer and in 2010 it was labeled the smallest known moon in the Solar System to have been discovered from Earth.[4] It is a member of the Ananke group. With an estimated diameter of, Jupiter LII is one of the smallest known moons of Jupiter.[1]