Jupiter LVI

S/2011 J 2
Discovery
Discovered by	Scott S. Sheppard
Discovery date	27 September 2011
Orbital characteristics
Mean orbit radius	23 329 710 km
Eccentricity	0.3867
Orbital period (sidereal)	725.06 days
Inclination	151.85°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	≈ 0.5 km

S/2011 J 2 is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Scott Sheppard in 2011.^[1]^[2] Images of the newly discovered moon were captured using the Magellan-Baade telescope at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. It is an irregular moon with a retrograde orbit. The discovery of S/2011 J 2 brought the Jovian satellite count to 67.^[3] It is one of the outer retrograde swarm of objects orbiting Jupiter.^[4]

References

^ MPEC 2012-B97 : S/2011 J 1 AND S/2011 J 2 2012 Jan. 29 (issued)
^ Jupiter's Known Satellites
^ "New Moons of Jupiter — Astronoo". www.astronoo.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
^ "Two New Moons Found Orbiting Jupiter". news.nationalgeographic.com. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

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[1] MPEC 2012-B97 : S/2011 J 1 AND S/2011 J 2 2012 Jan. 29 (issued)

[2] Jupiter's Known Satellites

[3] "New Moons of Jupiter — Astronoo". www.astronoo.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

[4] "Two New Moons Found Orbiting Jupiter". news.nationalgeographic.com. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

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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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