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'''{{nowrap|S/2010 J 2}}''' is a [[natural satellite]] of [[Jupiter]]. It was discovered by [[Christian Veillet]] in 2010.<ref>[http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/mpec/K11/K11L06.html MPEC 2011-L06: ''S/2010 J 1 and S/2010 J 2''] 2011 June 1 (discovery)</ref><ref>[http://www.dtm.ciw.edu/users/sheppard/satellites/jupsatdata.html] Jupiter's Known Satellites</ref>
'''{{nowrap|S/2010 J 2}}''' is a [[natural satellite]] of [[Jupiter]]. It was discovered by [[Christian Veillet]] in 2010.<ref>[http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/mpec/K11/K11L06.html MPEC 2011-L06: ''S/2010 J 1 and S/2010 J 2''] 2011 June 1 (discovery)</ref><ref>[http://www.dtm.ciw.edu/users/sheppard/satellites/jupsatdata.html] Jupiter's Known Satellites</ref> S/2010 J 2 takes 1.69 years to orbit around Jupiter, and its average distance is 13.06 million miles (21.01 million km). S/2010 J 2 has a diameter of about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers).


==References==
==References==

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S/2010 J 2
Discovery
Discovered byChristian Veillet
Discovery date2010
Orbital characteristics
Mean orbit radius
20,307,150 km
Eccentricity0.307
588.82 days
Inclination150.4°
Physical characteristics
~0.5 km

S/2010 J 2 is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Christian Veillet in 2010.[1][2] S/2010 J 2 takes 1.69 years to orbit around Jupiter, and its average distance is 13.06 million miles (21.01 million km). S/2010 J 2 has a diameter of about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers).

References

  1. ^ MPEC 2011-L06: S/2010 J 1 and S/2010 J 2 2011 June 1 (discovery)
  2. ^ [1] Jupiter's Known Satellites