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Jupiter LII

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Discovered by
  
Christian Veillet

Alternative names
  
S/2010 J 2

Eccentricity
  
0.307

Discovery date
  
2010-09-08

Mean orbit radius
  
20,307,150 km

Orbital period
  
588.82 days

Jupiter LII, originally known as S/2010 J 2, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Christian Veillet in 2010. It received its permanent number in March 2015. It takes 1.69 years to orbit around Jupiter, and its average distance is 21.01 million km. Jupiter LII has a diameter of about 1 kilometer and in 2010 it was labeled the smallest known moon in the solar system to have been found from Earth.

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Jupiter LII Wikipedia


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