Jupiter LII explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://sites.google.com/carnegiescience.edu/sheppard/moons/jupitermoons S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
  2. http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/mpec/K11/K11L06.html MPEC 2011-L06: S/2010 J 1 and S/2010 J 2
  3. [Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams|CBET]
  4. News: Jupiter's Smallest Known Moon Unveiled . Space.com . 2010-06-12 . 2014-12-11 .