S/2003 J 5
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S/2003 J 5 is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard, et al. in 2003.
S/2003 J 5 is about 4 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,974 Mm in 758.341 days, at an inclination of 166° to the ecliptic (118° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.307.
It belongs to the Carme group, made up of irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at a distance ranging between 23 and 24 Gm and at an inclination of about 165°.
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