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Jupiter LII
Discovery
Discovered by	Christian Veillet
Discovery date	8 September 2010
Designations
Alternative names	S/2010 J 2
Orbital characteristics
Mean orbit radius	20,307,150 km
Eccentricity	0.307
Orbital period (sidereal)	588.82 days
Inclination	150.4°
Satellite of	Jupiter
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	~0.5 km

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Jupiter LII, originally known as S/2010 J 2, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by Christian Veillet in 2010.^[1]^[2] It received its permanent number in March 2015.^[3] 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.^[4] It is a member of the Ananke group.

References

^ MPEC 2011-L06: S/2010 J 1 and S/2010 J 2 June 1, 2011 (discovery)
^ Scott S. Sheppard. "Jupiter's Known Satellites". Archived from the original on July 20, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
^ CBET "4075: 20150307: Satellites of Jupiter", March 7, 2015.
^ "Jupiter's Smallest Known Moon Unveiled". Space.com. June 12, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

[1] MPEC 2011-L06: S/2010 J 1 and S/2010 J 2 June 1, 2011 (discovery)

[2] Scott S. Sheppard. "Jupiter's Known Satellites". Archived from the original on July 20, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2016.

[CBET4075-3] CBET "4075: 20150307: Satellites of Jupiter", March 7, 2015.

[4] "Jupiter's Smallest Known Moon Unveiled". Space.com. June 12, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

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v t e Moons of Jupiter
Listed in increasing approximate distance from Jupiter
Inner moons	Metis Adrastea Amalthea Thebe
Galilean moons	Io Europa Ganymede Callisto
Themisto	Themisto
Himalia group (9)	Leda Ersa S/2018 J 2 Himalia Pandia Lysithea Elara S/2011 J 3 Dia
Carpo group (2)	S/2018 J 4 Carpo
Valetudo	Valetudo
Ananke group (26)	Euporie Jupiter LV Eupheme S/2021 J 3 Jupiter LII Jupiter LIV Mneme Euanthe S/2003 J 16 Harpalyke Orthosie S/2022 J 3 Helike S/2021 J 2 Praxidike Jupiter LXIV S/2021 J 1 S/2003 J 12 Jupiter LXVIII Thelxinoe Thyone S/2003 J 2 Ananke Iocaste Hermippe Jupiter LXX
Carme group (30)	S/2022 J 1 S/2022 J 2 S/2016 J 3 Pasithee Jupiter LXIX S/2021 J 6 S/2003 J 24 Chaldene Jupiter LXIII Isonoe S/2021 J 4 Kallichore Erinome Kale Eirene Aitne Eukelade Arche Taygete Jupiter LXXII Carme Herse Jupiter LXI Jupiter LI S/2003 J 9 Jupiter LXVI Kalyke S/2018 J 3 S/2021 J 5 S/2003 J 10
Pasiphae group (18)	Philophrosyne Eurydome Jupiter LVI S/2003 J 4 S/2016 J 4 Jupiter LXVII Hegemone Pasiphae Sponde Megaclite Cyllene Sinope Jupiter LIX Aoede Autonoe Callirrhoe S/2003 J 23 Kore
See also	Rings of Jupiter Jupiter's moons in fiction
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