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S/2003 J 10

S/2003 J 10

S/2003 J 10 is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaiʻi led by Scott S. Sheppard et al. in 2003. S/2003 J 10 is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 22,857,000 km in approximately 706 days, at an inclination of 163° to the ecliptic, in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.34. It belongs to the Carme group. This moon was considered lost until its recovery was announced on 12 October 2022.

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  • Astronomical objects discovered in 2003
  • Carme group
  • Irregular satellites
  • Jupiter stubs
  • Moons of Jupiter
  • Moons with a retrograde orbit
  • Recovered astronomical objects