S/2003 J 10
S/2003 J 10 imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope during follow-up observations in February 2003
Discovery [1]
Discovered byScott S. Sheppard et al.
Discovery siteMauna Kea Obs.
Discovery date6 February 2003
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 9 August 2022 (JD 2459800.5)
Observation arc18.68 yr (6,822 days)
0.1527889 AU (22,857,000 km)
Eccentricity0.1527889
–1.93 yr (–705.96 d)
279.42900°
0° 30m 35.79s / day
Inclination162.99423° (to ecliptic)
255.22186°
302.24985°
Satellite ofJupiter
GroupCarme group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
≈2 km[3]
Albedo0.04 (assumed)[3]
23.6[3]
16.9[2]

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 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

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ a b c "MPEC 2022-T131 : S/2003 J 10". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
  4. ^ IAUC 8089: Satellites of Jupiter[permanent dead link] 2003 March 7 (discovery)
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.


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