![]() Precovery images of Jupiter LXIII from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in February 2003 | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Scott Sheppard et al. |
Discovery date | 2017 |
Designations | |
Designation | Jupiter LXIII |
S/2017 J 2 | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
23303000 km | |
Eccentricity | 0.236 |
−723.1 days | |
344.4° | |
Inclination | 166.4° |
74.7° | |
231.9° | |
Satellite of | Jupiter |
Group | Carme group |
Physical characteristics | |
2 km | |
23.5 | |
Jupiter LXIII, provisionally known as S/2017 J 2, is an outer natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and his team in 2017, but not announced until July 17, 2018 via a Minor Planet Electronic Circular from the Minor Planet Center.[2] It is about 2 kilometers in diameter and orbits at a semi-major axis of about 23,303,000 km with an inclination of about 166.4°.[3] It belongs to the Carme group.
References
[edit]- ^ S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
- ^ "MPEC 2018-O10 : S/2017 J 2". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
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