S/2003 J 10 is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard et al. in 2003.[4][1]
 S/2003 J 10 imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope during follow-up observations in February 2003 | |
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppard et al. |
| Discovery site | Mauna Kea Obs. |
| Discovery date | 6 February 2003 |
| Orbital characteristics [2] | |
| Epoch 9 August 2022 (JD 2459800.5) | |
| Observation arc | 18.68 yr (6,822 days) |
| 0.1527889 AU (22,857,000 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1527889 |
| –1.93 yr (–705.96 d) | |
| 279.42900° | |
| 0° 30m 35.79s / day | |
| Inclination | 162.99423° (to ecliptic) |
| 255.22186° | |
| 302.24985° | |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Carme group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| ≈2 km[3] | |
| Albedo | 0.04 (assumed)[3] |
| 23.6[3] | |
| 16.9[2] | |
S/2003 J 10 is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,857,000 km in approximately 706 days, at an inclination of 163° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.34.
It belongs to the Carme group.[3]
This moon was considered lost[5][6] until its recovery was announced on 12 October 2022.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b MPEC 2003-E29: S/2003 J 9, 2003 J 10, 2003 J 11, 2003 J 12; S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 6 2003 April 3 (discovery and ephemeris)
- ^ a b c "MPEC 2022-T131 : S/2003 J 10". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
- ^ IAUC 8089: Satellites of Jupiter 2003 March 7 (discovery)
- ^ Brozović, Marina; Jacobson, Robert A. (9 March 2017). "The Orbits of Jupiter's Irregular Satellites". The Astronomical Journal. 153 (4): 147. Bibcode:2017AJ....153..147B. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa5e4d.
- ^ Jacobson, B.; Brozović, M.; Gladman, B.; Alexandersen, M.; Nicholson, P. D.; Veillet, C. (28 September 2012). "Irregular Satellites of the Outer Planets: Orbital Uncertainties and Astrometric Recoveries in 2009–2011". The Astronomical Journal. 144 (5): 132. Bibcode:2012AJ....144..132J. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/144/5/132. S2CID 123117568.
