S/2011 J 2

A confirmed moon in the Jupiter system.

Unnamed · Jupiter LVI · S/2011 J 2

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
22,903,400 km
Sidereal period
708.293 days
Eccentricity
0.358
Inclination to reference plane
151.7°
Argument of periapsis
262.9°
Mean anomaly
297.6°
Ascending node
24.9°
Apsidal / nodal precession periods
59 / 84.4 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
s-2011-j-2
JPL / NAIF satellite ID
556
Names & designations
S/2011 J 2
Discovery / rediscovery years
2011S.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[60] (zero-based); jupiter / S/2011 J 2 · References: CBET 3002/IAUC 9252
  2. MPC planetary satellite listitems[192]; Jupiter 56
  3. JPL mean orbital elements#sat_elem row ID=58; Jupiter / S2011_J_2 / NAIF 556 · References: 47

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