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Outer moon of Jupiter

S/2022 J 3
Discovery
Discovered by	Scott S. Sheppard
Discovery site	Cerro Tololo Obs.
Discovery date	30 August 2022
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 March 2024 (JD 2460400.5)
Observation arc	20.61 yr (7,528 d)
Earliest precovery date	26 February 2003
Semi-major axis	0.1373821 AU (20,552,070 km)
Eccentricity	0.2125986
Orbital period (sidereal)	–1.65 yr (–601.92 days)
Mean anomaly	294.51229°
Mean motion	0° 35 53.108 / day
Inclination	145.73211° (to ecliptic)
Longitude of ascending node	302.06960°
Argument of perihelion	67.60587°
Satellite of	Jupiter
Group	Ananke group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	≈1 km
Albedo	0.04 (assumed)
Apparent magnitude	24.0 (average)
Absolute magnitude (H)	17.3

S/2022 J 3 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.

S/2022 J 3 is part of the Ananke group, a cluster of retrograde irregular moons of Jupiter that follow similar orbits to Ananke at semi-major axes between 19–22 million km (12–14 million mi), orbital eccentricities between 0.1 and 0.4, and inclinations between 139 and 155°. It has a diameter of about 1 km (0.62 mi) for an absolute magnitude of 17.3. The moon has been observed for over 20 years, with the earliest known observation on 26 February 2003.

References

^ "MPEC 2023-D46 : S/2022 J 3". Minor Planet Electronic Circulars. Minor Planet Center. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^ "MPEC 2024-D118 : S/2022 J 3". Minor Planet Electronic Circulars. Minor Planet Center. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
"Planetary Satellite Discovery Circumstances". JPL Solar System Dynamics. NASA. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^ Sheppard, Scott S. "Moons of Jupiter". Earth & Planets Laboratory. Carnegie Institution for Science. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

v t e Moons of Jupiter
Listed in increasing approximate distance from Jupiter
Inner moons	Metis Adrastea Amalthea Thebe
Galilean moons	Io Europa Ganymede Callisto
Themisto	Themisto
Himalia group (9)	Leda Ersa S/2018 J 2 Himalia Pandia Lysithea Elara S/2011 J 3 Dia
Carpo group (2)	S/2018 J 4 Carpo
Valetudo	Valetudo
Ananke group (26)	Euporie Jupiter LV Eupheme S/2021 J 3 Jupiter LII Jupiter LIV Mneme Euanthe S/2003 J 16 Harpalyke Orthosie S/2022 J 3 Helike S/2021 J 2 Praxidike Jupiter LXIV S/2021 J 1 S/2003 J 12 Jupiter LXVIII Thelxinoe Thyone S/2003 J 2 Ananke Iocaste Hermippe Jupiter LXX
Carme group (30)	S/2022 J 1 S/2022 J 2 S/2016 J 3 Pasithee Jupiter LXIX S/2021 J 6 S/2003 J 24 Chaldene Jupiter LXIII Isonoe S/2021 J 4 Kallichore Erinome Kale Eirene Aitne Eukelade Arche Taygete Jupiter LXXII Carme Herse Jupiter LXI Jupiter LI S/2003 J 9 Jupiter LXVI Kalyke S/2018 J 3 S/2021 J 5 S/2003 J 10
Pasiphae group (18)	Philophrosyne Eurydome Jupiter LVI S/2003 J 4 S/2016 J 4 Jupiter LXVII Hegemone Pasiphae Sponde Megaclite Cyllene Sinope Jupiter LIX Aoede Autonoe Callirrhoe S/2003 J 23 Kore
See also	Rings of Jupiter Jupiter's moons in fiction
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