Jupiter LI

{{Short description|Moon of Jupiter}}

{{Infobox planet

| name = Jupiter LI

| image = 2010 J 1 CFHT image.gif

| image_scale =

| caption = Jupiter LI imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on 8 September 2020

| alt_names = S/2010 J 1

| discoverer = Robert A. Jacobson
Marina Brozović
Brett Gladman
Mike Alexandersen

| discovered = 7 September 2010

| discovery_site = Palomar Obs.

| mpc_name = Jupiter LI

| orbit_ref =  [https://sites.google.com/carnegiescience.edu/sheppard/moons/jupitermoons S.S. Sheppard (2019), Moons of Jupiter, Carnegie Science, on line]

| semimajor = {{val|23314335|u=km}}

| inclination = 163.2°

| eccentricity = 0.320

| period = −723.2 days

| satellite_of = Jupiter

| group = Carme group

| magnitude = 23.3

| mean_diameter = 2 km

}}

Jupiter LI, provisionally known as {{nowrap|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.[http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/mpec/K11/K11L06.html MPEC 2011-L06: S/2010 J 1 and S/2010 J 2] 2011 June 1 (discovery)[http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/RecentIAUCs.html IAUC 9222][http://www.dtm.ciw.edu/users/sheppard/satellites/jupsatdata.html] Jupiter's Known Satellites It received its permanent number in March 2015.CBET 4075: 20150307 : SATELLITES OF JUPITER, 7 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. Jupiter LI is about 3 km wide. It is a member of the Carme group.

File:2010 J 1 CFHT animation.gif

This body was discovered from the 200-inch (508 cm) aperture Hale telescope in California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.astrobio.net/also-in-news/jupiters-smallest-moon/|title=Jupiter's Smallest Moon|date=2012-06-08|website=Astrobiology Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-03}} (there is also a 60-inch aperture Hale telescope)

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