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S/2016 J 2 is a moon of Jupiter.^[1] It was discovered by Scott S. Sheppard and his team in data reaching back to 2016, but was not announced until July 17, 2018 via a Minor Planet Electronic Circular from the Minor Planet Center.^[2] It has a diameter of about 1 km and orbits Jupiter at a distance of about 24 million kilometers.^[3] Its orbital inclination is 34 degrees and its eccentricity is 0.222.^[4] It has a prograde orbit, but it crosses paths with several moons that have retrograde orbits and may in the future collide with them.^[5] The name Valetudo has been proposed for it, after the Roman goddess of health and hygiene and great-granddaughter of the god Jupiter.^[5]

References

^ Resnick, Brian. "The Jupiter Satellite and Moon Page". Vox. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "MPEC 2018-O09 : S/2016 J 2". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ Grush, Loren. "Astronomers have found a new crop of moons around Jupiter, and one of them is a weirdo". Verge. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ Sheppard, Scott S. "Moons of Jupiter". sites.google.com. Google. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b Strickland, Ashley. "12 new moons discovered around Jupiter". CNN International. CNN. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[vox-10-new-jupitermoons-1] Resnick, Brian. "The Jupiter Satellite and Moon Page". Vox. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[mpec-2] "MPEC 2018-O09 : S/2016 J 2". Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[verge-10-new-jupitermoons-3] Grush, Loren. "Astronomers have found a new crop of moons around Jupiter, and one of them is a weirdo". Verge. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[4] Sheppard, Scott S. "Moons of Jupiter". sites.google.com. Google. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[CNN-5] Strickland, Ashley. "12 new moons discovered around Jupiter". CNN International. CNN. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

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v t e Moons of Jupiter
Listed in increasing approximate distance from Jupiter
Inner moons	Metis Adrastea Amalthea Thebe
Galilean moons	Io Europa Ganymede Callisto
Themisto	Themisto
Himalia group (9)	Leda Ersa S/2018 J 2 Himalia Pandia Lysithea Elara S/2011 J 3 Dia
Carpo group (2)	S/2018 J 4 Carpo
Valetudo	Valetudo
Ananke group (26)	Euporie Jupiter LV Eupheme S/2021 J 3 Jupiter LII Jupiter LIV Mneme Euanthe S/2003 J 16 Harpalyke Orthosie S/2022 J 3 Helike S/2021 J 2 Praxidike Jupiter LXIV S/2021 J 1 S/2003 J 12 Jupiter LXVIII Thelxinoe Thyone S/2003 J 2 Ananke Iocaste Hermippe Jupiter LXX
Carme group (30)	S/2022 J 1 S/2022 J 2 S/2016 J 3 Pasithee Jupiter LXIX S/2021 J 6 S/2003 J 24 Chaldene Jupiter LXIII Isonoe S/2021 J 4 Kallichore Erinome Kale Eirene Aitne Eukelade Arche Taygete Jupiter LXXII Carme Herse Jupiter LXI Jupiter LI S/2003 J 9 Jupiter LXVI Kalyke S/2018 J 3 S/2021 J 5 S/2003 J 10
Pasiphae group (18)	Philophrosyne Eurydome Jupiter LVI S/2003 J 4 S/2016 J 4 Jupiter LXVII Hegemone Pasiphae Sponde Megaclite Cyllene Sinope Jupiter LIX Aoede Autonoe Callirrhoe S/2003 J 23 Kore
See also	Rings of Jupiter Jupiter's moons in fiction
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