S/2003 J 10
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S/2003 J 10 is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard et al. in 2003.[1][2]
S/2003 J 10 is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,731 Mm in 700.129 days, at an inclination of 164° to the ecliptic (166° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.3438.
It belongs to the Carme group, made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°.
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- ^ IAUC 8089: Satellites of Jupiter 2003 March 7 (discovery)
- ^ MPEC 2003-E29: S/2003 J 9, 2003 J 10, 2003 J 11, 2003 J 12; S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 6 2003 April 3 (discovery and ephemeris)
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