S/2021 J 1

moon of Jupiter

S/2021 J 1 is a small outer natural satellite of Jupiter discovered by Scott S. Sheppard on 12 August 2021, using the 6.5-meter Magellan-Baade Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, Chile. It was announced by the Minor Planet Center on 5 January 2023, after observations were collected over a long enough time span to confirm the satellite's orbit.

DISCOVERY

Discovered by	Scott S. Sheppard +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Discovery site	Las Campanas Obs. +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Discovery date	12 August 2021 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

DESIGNATIONS

ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS

Semi-major axis	0.1381519 AU (20,667,230 km) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Eccentricity	0.2460574 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Orbital period	–1.66 yr (–606.99 days) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Inclination	149.75284° (to ecliptic) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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