S/2011 J 5

A confirmed moon in the Jupiter system.

Unnamed · S/2011 J 5

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.

JUP348 · ecliptic plane · 2000-01-01.5 TDB
Semimajor axis
23,527,800 km
Sidereal period
737.465 days
Eccentricity
0.251
Inclination to reference plane
164.6°
Argument of periapsis
90.5°
Mean anomaly
66.6°
Ascending node
43.7°
Apsidal / nodal precession periods
46.6 / 82 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-5
JPL / NAIF satellite ID
55530
Names & designations
S/2011 J 5
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[91] (zero-based); jupiter / S/2011 J 5 · References: MPEC 2026-F12
  2. MPC planetary satellite listitems[195]; S/2011 J 5
  3. JPL mean orbital elements#sat_elem row ID=103; Jupiter / S2011_J_5 / NAIF 55530 · References: 51

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