Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard |
Discovery site | Cerro Tololo Obs. |
Discovery date | 30 August 2022 |
Orbital characteristics [2] [3] | |
Epoch 31 March 2024 ( JD 2460400.5) | |
Observation arc | 20.62 yr (7,530 d) |
Earliest precovery date | 24 February 2003 |
0.1588863 AU (23,769,050 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.1357222 |
–2.05 yr (–748.64 days) | |
184.22280 ° | |
0° 28m 51.136s / day | |
Inclination | 165.94051° (to ecliptic) |
51.07021° | |
334.92072° | |
Satellite of | Jupiter |
Group | Carme group |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | ≈2 km [4] |
Albedo | 0.04 (assumed) [4] |
23.8 (average) [4] | |
17.0 [1] [2] | |
S/2022 J 1 is a small outer natural satellite of Jupiter discovered by Scott S. Sheppard on 30 August 2022, using the 4.0-meter Víctor M. Blanco Telescope at Cerro Tololo Observatory, Chile. It was announced by the Minor Planet Center on 22 February 2023, after observations were collected over a long enough time span to confirm the satellite's orbit. [1]
S/2022 J 1 is part of the Carme group, a tight cluster of retrograde irregular moons of Jupiter that follow similar orbits to Carme at semi-major axes between 22–24 million km (14–15 million mi), orbital eccentricities between 0.2 and 0.3, and inclinations between 163 and 166°. [4] It has a diameter of about 2 km (1.2 mi) for an absolute magnitude of 17.0. [4] The moon has been observed for over 20 years, with the earliest known observation on 24 February 2003. [2]