S/2022 J 1

outer moon of Jupiter

S/2022 J 1 is a small outer natural satellite of Jupiter discovered by Scott S. Sheppard on 30 August 2022, using the 4.0-meter Víctor M. Blanco Telescope at Cerro Tololo Observatory, Chile. It was announced by the Minor Planet Center on 22 February 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	Cerro Tololo Obs. +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Discovery date	30 August 2022 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

DESIGNATIONS

ORBITAL CHARACTERISTICS

Semi-major axis	0.1471648 AU (22,015,540 km) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Eccentricity	0.1914973 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Orbital period	–1.83 yr (–667.34 days) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Inclination	165.43419° (to ecliptic) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Albedo

0.04 (assumed)

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