Jupiter LV
Recovery images of Jupiter LV taken by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope in October 2010 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Brett J. Gladman |
| Discovery date | 4 April 2003 |
| Designations | |
| S/2003 J 18 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Observation arc | 19 years 2022-09-02 (last obs) |
| 20274000 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0509071 |
| −604.99 d | |
| 220.7° | |
| Inclination | 143.5° (to ecliptic) |
| 215.5° | |
| 98.15° | |
| Satellite of | Jupiter |
| Group | Ananke group |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2 km | |
| 23.4 | |
| 16.44 (52 obs) | |
Jupiter LV, provisionally known as S/2003 J 18, is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers led by Brett J. Gladman in 2003.
Jupiter LV is about 2 kilometres in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 20.220 million km in 604.99 days, at an inclination of 143° to the ecliptic (145° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.0509.
It belongs to the Ananke group, retrograde irregular moons that orbit Jupiter between 22.8 and 24.1 million km, at inclinations of roughly 150-155°.
The moon was lost following its discovery in 2003. It was recovered in 2017 and given its permanent designation that year.