S/2003 J 10 Explained

S/2003 J 10
Discovery Ref: 
Discoverer:Scott S. Sheppard et al.
Discovery Site:Mauna Kea Obs.
Discovered:6 February 2003
Orbit Ref: 
Epoch:9 August 2022 (JD 2459800.5)
Observation Arc:18.68 yr (6,822 days)
Eccentricity:0.1527889
Period:–1.93 yr (–705.96 d)
Mean Anomaly:279.42900°
Mean Motion: / day
Inclination:162.99423°
Asc Node:255.22186°
Arg Peri:302.24985°
Satellite Of:Jupiter
Group:Carme group
Mean Diameter:
Albedo:0.04
Magnitude:23.6
Abs Magnitude:16.9

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.[1] [2]

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.

This moon was considered lost[3] [4] until its recovery was announced on 12 October 2022.

Notes and References

  1. http://cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/08000/08089.html IAUC 8089: Satellites of Jupiter
  2. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K03/K03E29.html MPEC 2003-E29: S/2003 J 9, 2003 J 10, 2003 J 11, 2003 J 12; S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 6
  3. Brozović . Marina . Jacobson . Robert A. . 9 March 2017 . The Orbits of Jupiter's Irregular Satellites . The Astronomical Journal . 153 . 4 . 147 . 10.3847/1538-3881/aa5e4d. 2017AJ....153..147B . free .
  4. Jacobson . B. . Brozović . M. . B. . Gladman . M. . Alexandersen . P. D. . Nicholson . C. . Veillet . 28 September 2012 . Irregular Satellites of the Outer Planets: Orbital Uncertainties and Astrometric Recoveries in 2009–2011 . The Astronomical Journal . 144 . 5 . 132 . 10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/132 . 2012AJ....144..132J . 123117568 . free .