S/2003 J 12
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S/2003 J 12 is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003.
S/2003 J 12 is about 1 kilometre in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 17,740 Mm in 482.691 days, at an inclination of 143° to the ecliptic (135° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.4449.
It is the innermost of the outer irregular retrograde satellites of Jupiter, and does not seem to belong to any group.
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| See also: Pronunciation key | Rings of Jupiter |
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