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.