 Precovery images of Jupiter LXIX taken by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in September 2010 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott Sheppard et al. |
| Discovery date | 2017 |
| Designations | |
Designation | Jupiter LXIX |
| S/2017 J 8 | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| 23232700 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.312 |
| −719.6 days | |
| 70.8° | |
| Inclination | 164.7° |
| 160.3° | |
| 45.1° | |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Carme group |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 1 km |
| 24.0 | |
Jupiter LXIX, originally known as S/2017 J 8, 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 1 kilometer in diameter and orbits at a semi-major axis of about 23,232,700 km with an inclination of about 164.7°.[3] It belongs to the Carme group.
Precovery image of Jupiter LXIX on 8 September 2010 (circled)
References
- ↑ S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
- ↑ "MPEC 2018-O16 : S/2017 J 8". 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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Listed in increasing approximate distance from Jupiter | |
| Inner moons (4) | |
| Galilean moons (4) | |
| Themisto group (1) | |
| Himalia group (9) | |
| Carpo group (2) | |
| Valetudo group (1) | |
| Ananke group (26) | |
| Carme group (30) | |
| Pasiphae group (18) | |
| See also | |
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