Jupiter LV
Outer moon of Jupiter
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Jupiter LV, provisionally known as S/2003 J 18, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers led by Brett J. Gladman in 2003.[3][4]
Recovery images of Jupiter LV taken by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in October 2010 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Brett J. Gladman |
| Discovery date | 4 April 2003 |
| Designations | |
| S/2003 J 18 | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Observation arc | 19 years 2022-09-02 (last obs)[2] |
| 20274000 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0509071 |
| −604.99 d | |
| 220.7° | |
| Inclination | 143.5° (to ecliptic) |
| 215.5° | |
| 98.15° | |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Ananke group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2 km | |
| 23.4 | |
| 16.44 (52 obs)[2] | |
Jupiter LV is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 20.220 million km in 604.99 days, at an inclination of 143° to the ecliptic (145° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.0509.[5]
It belongs to the Ananke group, retrograde irregular moons that orbit Jupiter between 22.8 and 24.1 million km, at inclinations of roughly 150-155°.
The moon was lost following its discovery in 2003.[6][7][8][9] It was recovered in 2017 and given its permanent designation that year.[10]