Jupiter LI explained

Jupiter LI
Alt Names:S/2010 J 1
Discoverer:Robert A. Jacobson
Marina Brozović
Brett Gladman
Mike Alexandersen
Discovered:7 September 2010
Discovery Site:Palomar Obs.
Mpc Name:Jupiter LI
Orbit Ref: [1]
Inclination:163.2°
Eccentricity:0.320
Period:−723.2 days
Satellite Of:Jupiter
Group:Carme group
Magnitude:23.3
Mean Diameter:2 km

Jupiter LI, provisionally known as , is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by R. Jacobson, M. Brozović, B. Gladman, and M. Alexandersen in 2010.[2] [3] [4] It received its permanent number in March 2015.[5] It is now known to circle Jupiter at an average distance of 23.45 million km, taking 2.02 years to complete an orbit around Jupiter. Jupiter LI is about 3 km wide. It is a member of the Carme group.

This body was discovered from the 200-inch (508 cm) aperture Hale telescope in California.[6] (there is also a 60-inch aperture Hale telescope)

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. http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/RecentIAUCs.html IAUC 9222
  4. http://www.dtm.ciw.edu/users/sheppard/satellites/jupsatdata.html
  5. [Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams|CBET]
  6. Web site: Jupiter's Smallest Moon. 2012-06-08. Astrobiology Magazine. en-US. 2019-11-03.