Jupiter LXI
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Brett J. Gladman |
| Discovery date | April 2003 |
| Designations | |
Designation | Jupiter LXI |
| S/2003 J 19 | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| 22757000 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.257 |
| −697.6 days | |
| 205.7° | |
| Inclination | 166.7° |
| 105.7° | |
| 284.1° | |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Carme group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2 km | |
| 23.7 | |
Jupiter LXI, provisionally known as S/2003 J 19, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers led by Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 2003.[2][3]
S/2003 J 19 is about 2 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,709 Mm in 699.125 days, at an inclination of 165° to the ecliptic (164° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.1961.
It belongs to the Carme group, made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 million km and at an inclination of about 165°.
This moon was lost following its discovery in 2003.[4][5][6] It was recovered in 2018[7] and given its permanent designation that year.[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
- ^ IAUC 8125: S/2003 J 19 and S/2003 J 20 Archived 2006-05-01 at the Wayback Machine 2003 April (discovery)
- ^ MPEC 2003-G64: S/2003 J 19 2003 April (discovery and ephemeris)
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