Jupiter LI
Moon of Jupiter
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Jupiter LI, provisionally known as S/2010 J 1, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by R. Jacobson, M. Brozović, B. Gladman, and M. Alexandersen in 2010.[3][4][5] It received its permanent number in March 2015.[6] It is now known to circle Jupiter at an average distance of 23.45 million km, taking 2.02 years to complete an orbit around Jupiter. Jupiter LI is about 3 km wide. It is a member of the Carme group.
DiscoveredbyRobert A. Jacobson
Marina Brozović
Brett Gladman
Mike Alexandersen
Marina Brozović
Brett Gladman
Mike Alexandersen
Discoverydate7 September 2010
Designation
Jupiter LI Jupiter LI imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on 8 September 2020 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Robert A. Jacobson Marina Brozović Brett Gladman Mike Alexandersen |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 7 September 2010 |
| Designations | |
Designation | Jupiter LI |
| S/2010 J 1 | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Observation arc | 22 years 2025-12-21 (last obs)[2] |
| 23314335 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.320 |
| −723.2 days | |
| Inclination | 163.2° |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Carme group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2 km | |
| 23.3 | |
| 16.15 (169 obs)[2] | |
This body was discovered from the 200-inch (508 cm) aperture Hale telescope in California.[7] (there is also a 60-inch aperture Hale telescope)