Jupiter LIV, originally known as S/2016 J 1, is an outer natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard in 2016, but not announced until June 2, 2017 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 20,650,845 km with an inclination of about 139.8°.[3] It belongs to the Ananke group.[4]
 Precovery images of Jupiter LIV from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in February 2003 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott Sheppard et al. |
| Discovery date | 2017 |
| Designations | |
Designation | Jupiter LIV |
| S/2016 J 1 | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| 20650845 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.141 |
| −602.7 days | |
| 25.53° | |
| Inclination | 139.8° |
| 293.8° | |
| 328.2° | |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Ananke group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 1 km | |
| 24.0 | |
References
edit- ^ S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
- ^ "MPEC 2017-L08 : S/2016 J 1". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Scott S. Sheppard. "MOONS OF JUPITER". Carnegie Institution for Science. Retrieved July 18, 2018.