S/2017 J 8
Moon· orbits Jupiter
S/2017 J 8 — moon of Jupiter.
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Key facts
Orbit around Jupiter
738 Earth days
2.02 Earth years
Science
Orbit around Jupiter
- Distance from Jupiter
- 0.182 AU
- Orbital period
- 2.02 years
- Eccentricity
- 0.1654
- Inclination
- 142.12 °
Radiation & temperature
- Insolation
- 0.0382 S⊕ · 4% of the sunlight Earth receives
Discovery & history
- By
- S.S. Sheppard
S/2017 J 8 is the provisional designation of a small moon of Jupiter detected in 2017 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.