Precovery images of Jupiter LXIV from theCanada-France-Hawaii Telescope in December 2003 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Scott S. Sheppardet al. |
| Discovery date | 2017 |
| Designations | |
Designation | Jupiter LXIV |
| S/2017 J 3 | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Observation arc | 8 years 2024-12-03 (last obs)[2] |
| 20694000 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.148 |
| −606.3 days | |
| 91.2° | |
| Inclination | 147.9° |
| 82.5° | |
| 171.6° | |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Ananke group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2 km | |
| 23.4 | |
| 16.67 (23 obs)[2] | |
Jupiter LXIV, originally known asS/2017 J 3, is an outernatural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered byScott S. Sheppard and his team in 2017, but not announced until July 17, 2018 via aMinor Planet Electronic Circular from theMinor Planet Center.[3] It is about 2 kilometers in diameter and orbits at asemi-major axis of about 20,694,000 km with aninclination of about 147.9°. It belongs to theAnanke group.[1]