Arche

A confirmed moon in the Jupiter system.

Named · Jupiter XLIII · S/2002 J 1

Snapshot 2026-09-09 · catalog 1.0.0

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Physical measurements

Mean radius
— No value in the admitted source set.
GM · gravitational parameter
— No value in the admitted source set.
Mass
— Mass requires an admitted GM estimate.
Mean density
— No value in the admitted source set.

Orbit descriptions

Mean elements describe an average orbit. They are not positions for a chosen date.

JUP347 · ecliptic plane · 2000-01-01.5 TDB
Semimajor axis
23,093,200 km
Sidereal period
717.106 days
Eccentricity
0.263
Inclination to reference plane
164.5°
Argument of periapsis
172.5°
Mean anomaly
34°
Ascending node
333.3°
Apsidal / nodal precession periods
51 / 89 years
Reference-plane pole RA / Dec
— / —°
Plane tilt to parent equator
—°
Reference center
Not specified in this summary sourceThe summary table identifies a parent system but does not explicitly specify the reference center for each solution. Do not infer a physical-primary center, especially for Pluto’s circumbinary moons.

Orientation

No supported orientation model in the admitted PCK source.

Identity & availability

Stable catalog ID
arche
JPL / NAIF satellite ID
543
Names & designations
Arche · S/2002 J 1
Discovery / rediscovery years
2002S.S. Sheppard

No validated dated trajectory admitted in catalog 1.0.0. Mean elements are not ephemerides.

No image or global texture admitted in this catalog release.No environment measurements admitted in this catalog release.

Sources & evidence

  1. JPL discovery circumstancestable tr[47] (zero-based); jupiter / Arche · References: IAUC 8035
  2. MPC planetary satellite listitems[54]; Jupiter 43
  3. MPC satellite namesitems[11]; Jupiter 43
  4. JPL mean orbital elements#sat_elem row ID=45; Jupiter / Arche / NAIF 543 · References: 47

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