S/2003 J 4

S/2003 J 4 is a natural satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2003.^[1]^[2]

S/2003 J 4 is about 2 km in diameter, and orbits Jupiter at an average distance of 23,571 Mm in 739.294 days, at an inclination of 147° to the ecliptic (149° to Jupiter's equator), in a retrograde direction and with an eccentricity of 0.3003.

It belongs to the Pasiphae group, irregular retrograde moons orbiting Jupiter at distances ranging between 22.8 and 24.1 Gm, and with inclinations ranging between 144.5° and 158.3°.

References

↑ IAUC 8087: Satellites of Jupiter 2003 March 4 (discovery)
↑ MPEC 2003-E11: S/2003 J 1, 2003 J 2, 2003 J 3, 2003 J 4, 2003 J 5, 2003 J 6, 2003 J 7 2003 March 4 (discovery and ephemeris)

Moons of Jupiter

Listed in approximately increasing distance from Jupiter. Temporary names in italics.

Inner moons

Galilean moons

Io
Europa
Ganymede
Callisto

Themisto group

Themisto

Himalia group

Carpo group

Carpo

S/2003 J 12

S/2011 J 1

Ananke group

Core	Ananke Praxidike Harpalyke Iocaste Euanthe Thyone

Peripheral	Euporie S/2003 J 3 S/2003 J 18 Jupiter LII Thelxinoe Helike Orthosie S/2003 J 16 Hermippe Mneme S/2003 J 15

Carme group

Pasiphae group

S/2003 J 2

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