S/2016 J 1

Moon· orbits Jupiter

S/2016 J 1 — moon of Jupiter.

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Key facts

Orbit around Jupiter
590 Earth days
1.62 Earth years

Science

Orbit around Jupiter

Distance from Jupiter
0.144 AU
Orbital period
590.4 days
Eccentricity
0.1216
Inclination
155.84 °

Radiation & temperature

Insolation
0.0347 S⊕ · 3% of the sunlight Earth receives

Discovery & history

By
S.S. Sheppard

S/2016 J 1 is the provisional designation of a small moon of Jupiter detected in 2016 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.