S/2003 J 10
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S/2003 J 10 is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi led by Scott S. Sheppard et al. in 2003.[1][2]
S/2003 J 10 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.[3]
This moon was considered lost[4][5] until its recovery was announced on 12 October 2022.[6]
References
- ↑ IAUC 8089: Satellites of Jupiter 2003 March 7 (discovery)
- ↑ MPEC 2003-E29: S/2003 J 9, 2003 J 10, 2003 J 11, 2003 J 12; S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 6 2003 April 3 (discovery and ephemeris)
- ↑ S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
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