S/2011 J 4

Moon· orbits Jupiter

S/2011 J 4 — moon of Jupiter.

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Key facts

Orbit around Jupiter
239 Earth days

Science

Orbit around Jupiter

Distance from Jupiter
10,948,695 km
Orbital period
238.6 days
Eccentricity
0.127
Inclination
45.77 °

Radiation & temperature

Insolation
0.035 S⊕ · 3% of the sunlight Earth receives

Discovery & history

By
S.S. Sheppard

S/2011 J 4 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.