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Jupiter LI

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Discovery date
  
2010-Sep-07

Mean orbit radius
  
23,314,335 km

Orbital period
  
724.34 days

Alternative names
  
S/2010 J 1

Eccentricity
  
0.320

Discovered by
  
Robert A. Jacobson, Marina Brozović, Brett Gladman, and Mike Alexandersen

Jupiter LI, originally known as S/2010 J 1, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by R. Jacobson, M. Brozović, B. Gladman, and M. Alexandersen in 2010. It received its permanent number in March 2015. It is now known to circle Jupiter at an average distance of 23.45 million km, taking 2.02 years to complete an orbit around Jupiter. S/2010 J 1 is about 3 km wide.

References

Jupiter LI Wikipedia


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