Jupiter LXIII

Jupiter LXIII
	Precovery images of Jupiter LXIII from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in February 2003
Discovery
Discovered by	Scott Sheppard et al.
Discovery date	2017
Designations
Designation	Jupiter LXIII
Alternative names	S/2017 J 2
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	23303000 km
Eccentricity	0.236
Orbital period (sidereal)	−723.1 days
Mean anomaly	344.4°
Inclination	166.4°
Longitude of ascending node	74.7°
Argument of perihelion	231.9°
Satellite of	Jupiter
Group	Carme group
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	2 km
Apparent magnitude	23.5

Jupiter LXIII, provisionally known as S/2017 J 2, is an outer natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and his team in 2017, but not announced until July 17, 2018 via a Minor Planet Electronic Circular from the Minor Planet Center.^[2] It is about 2 kilometers in diameter and orbits at a semi-major axis of about 23,303,000 km with an inclination of about 166.4°.^[3] It belongs to the Carme group.

References

↑ S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line
↑ "MPEC 2018-O10 : S/2017 J 2". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2018-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Moons of Jupiter
Listed in increasing approximate distance from Jupiter
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Themisto group (1)	Themisto
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Carpo group (2)	S/2018 J 4 Carpo
Valetudo group (1)	Valetudo
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