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Jupiter LI

Moon of Jupiter

Field	Value
name	Jupiter LI
image	2010 J 1 CFHT image.gif
caption	Jupiter LI imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on 8 September 2020
alt_names	S/2010 J 1
discoverer	Robert A. Jacobson
Marina Brozović
Brett Gladman
Mike Alexandersen
discovered	7 September 2010
discovery_site	Palomar Obs.
mpc_name	Jupiter LI
orbit_ref
semimajor
inclination	163.2°
eccentricity	0.320
period	−723.2 days
satellite_of	Jupiter
group	Carme group
magnitude	23.3
mean_diameter	2 km

Marina Brozović Brett Gladman Mike Alexandersen

Jupiter LI, provisionally known as S/2010 J 1, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by R. Jacobson, M. Brozović, B. Gladman, and M. Alexandersen in 2010. It received its permanent number in March 2015. It is now known to circle Jupiter at an average distance of 23.45 million km, taking 2.02 years to complete an orbit around Jupiter. Jupiter LI is about 3 km wide. It is a member of the Carme group.

Sequence of images of Jupiter LI, taken by the CFHT 38 minutes apart

This body was discovered from the 200-inch (508 cm) aperture Hale telescope in California. (there is also a 60-inch aperture Hale telescope)

References

[https://sites.google.com/carnegiescience.edu/sheppard/moons/jupitermoons S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, ''Carnegie Science'', on line]
[http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/mpec/K11/K11L06.html MPEC 2011-L06: ''S/2010 J 1 and S/2010 J 2''] 2011 June 1 (discovery)
[http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/RecentIAUCs.html IAUC 9222]
[http://www.dtm.ciw.edu/users/sheppard/satellites/jupsatdata.html] Jupiter's Known Satellites
[[Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. CBET]] 4075: 20150307 : SATELLITES OF JUPITER, 7 March 2015.
(2012-06-08). "Jupiter's Smallest Moon".

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