S/2011 J 3
Moon· orbits Jupiter
S/2011 J 3 — moon of Jupiter.
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Key facts
Orbit around Jupiter
259 Earth days
Science
Orbit around Jupiter
- Distance from Jupiter
- 13,444,408 km
- Orbital period
- 259.5 days
- Eccentricity
- 0.2105
- Inclination
- 35.96 °
Radiation & temperature
- Insolation
- 0.035 S⊕ · 3% of the sunlight Earth receives
Discovery & history
- By
- S.S. Sheppard
S/2011 J 3 is the provisional designation of a small moon of Jupiter detected in 2011 by S.S. Sheppard. It has not yet been given a permanent name, and little is known about it beyond its discovery and orbit.
Images
No official imagery available — this object has never been visited and no officially-licensed depiction exists.